Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of unsp fibula, init

This code signifies a fracture of the fibula's shaft where the bone fragments are no longer in their normal alignment. The specific location within the shaft is not documented, and the injury is a closed fracture, meaning the skin remains intact. This code is used for the initial treatment of such an injury.

Apply this code when a patient presents with a newly diagnosed, non-aligned fracture of the fibular shaft, and the medical record does not specify whether it's the left or right fibula. This is appropriate for the initial emergency department visit or first clinical encounter for this specific injury.

• Ensure documentation explicitly states "displaced" and "shaft" of the fibula.
• Confirm the fracture is "closed" and this is the patient's "initial encounter" for treatment.
• Only use this code when the laterality (left or right) of the fibula is truly unspecified in the medical record.