Hand Surgery Source

PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE

Diagnostic Guide Name

PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE

ICD 10 Diagnosis, Single Code, Left Code, Right Code and Bilateral Code

DIAGNOSIS SINGLE CODE ONLY LEFT RIGHT BILATERAL (If Available)
PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE DUE TO        
- NEOPLASTIC DISEASE        
 - RADIUS   M84.534_ M84.533_  
 - ULNA   M84.532_ M84.531_  
 - HAND   M84.542_ M84.541_  
- OSTEOPOROSIS, AGE-RELATED        
 - FOREARM   M80.032 M80.031_  
 - HAND   M80.042_ M80.041_  
PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE NEC, CHRONIC FRACTURE        
- RADIUS   M84.434_ M84.433_  
- ULNA   M84.432_ M84.431_  
- HAND   M84.442_ M84.441_  
- FINGER(S)   M84.445_ M84.444_  

Instructions (ICD 10 CM 2020, U.S. Version)

THE APPROPRIATE SEVENTH CHARACTER IS TO BE ADDED TO EACH CODE FROM CATEGORY M84.4, M84.5 AND M80
  Closed Fractures Open Type I or II or Other Open Type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
Initial Encounter A B C
Subsequent Routine Healing D E F
Subsequent Delayed Healing G H J
Subsequent Nonunion K M N
Subsequent Malunion P Q R
Sequela S S S

ICD-10 Reference

Reproduced from the International statistical classification of diseases and related health problems, 10th revision, Fifth edition, 2016. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2016 https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/246208