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== Additional Info == | == Additional Info == | ||
'''Includes''' | |||
*skull base dehiscence | |||
*Use this code for bone discontinuity problems that are not coded anywhere else. | *Use this code for bone discontinuity problems that are not coded anywhere else. | ||
*SPECIFICALLY: Malunion or Nonunion of a bone -- these refer to problems with a bone failing to repair itself some time '''''after''''' a fracture of any cause (traumatic or nontraumatic). | *SPECIFICALLY: Malunion or Nonunion of a bone -- these refer to problems with a bone failing to repair itself some time '''''after''''' a fracture of any cause (traumatic or nontraumatic). | ||
*Thus, the fracture is no longer current, but the bone never knitted, or knitted poorly/incorrectly. | *Thus, the fracture is no longer current, but the bone never knitted, or knitted poorly/incorrectly. | ||
*Note that this is a one-size-fit-all code in that it does not include the specific bone that failed to knit properly. | *Note that this is a one-size-fit-all code in that it does not include the specific bone that failed to knit properly. | ||
*Includes: Osteophytes | |||
* see [[Coding fractures in ICD10]] for more info. | * see [[Coding fractures in ICD10]] for more info. |
Latest revision as of 09:43, 2023 December 27
ICD10 Diagnosis | |
Dx: | Bone, disorder of bone continuity NOS |
ICD10 code: | M84.9 |
Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | Pathological Fractures |
Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
APACHE Como Component: | none |
APACHE Acute Component: | none |
Start Date: | |
Stop Date: | |
External ICD10 Documentation |
This diagnosis is a part of ICD10 collection.
Additional Info
Includes
- skull base dehiscence
- Use this code for bone discontinuity problems that are not coded anywhere else.
- SPECIFICALLY: Malunion or Nonunion of a bone -- these refer to problems with a bone failing to repair itself some time after a fracture of any cause (traumatic or nontraumatic).
- Thus, the fracture is no longer current, but the bone never knitted, or knitted poorly/incorrectly.
- Note that this is a one-size-fit-all code in that it does not include the specific bone that failed to knit properly.
- Includes: Osteophytes
- see Coding fractures in ICD10 for more info.
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It may also help you to see Coding fractures in ICD10
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App | Status | |
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Query check ICD10 mechanism vs trauma | CCMDB.accdb | implemented |
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