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*This is a "go with" code that should be combined with the ICD10 code for the specific bone fractured -- as it represents the cause of the fracture. | *This is a "go with" code that should be combined with the ICD10 code for the specific bone fractured -- as it represents the cause of the fracture. | ||
*A pathologic fracture is a fracture that is a consequence of a bone weakening by some process within the bone. | *A pathologic fracture is a fracture that is a consequence of a bone weakening by some process within the bone. | ||
*Use this code for a bone fracture that is deemed to be pathologic but the process that | *Use this code for a bone fracture that is deemed to be pathologic but the process that weakened the bone is '''not a neoplasm''' (use a code from [[:category:Pathologic fracture due to neoplasm]]) or osteoporosis (use a code from [[:category:Pathologic fracture due to osteoporosis]]). | ||
{{ICD10 Fracture}} | {{ICD10 Fracture}} | ||
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{{ListICD10Category | categoryName = Pathologic fracture due to neoplasm}} | {{ListICD10Category | categoryName = Pathologic fracture due to neoplasm}} | ||
{{ListICD10Category | categoryName = Pathologic fracture due to osteoporosis}} | {{ListICD10Category | categoryName = Pathologic fracture due to osteoporosis}} | ||
*[[Bone, disorder of bone continuity]] | *[[Bone, disorder of bone continuity NOS]] | ||
== Candidate [[Combined ICD10 codes]] == | == Candidate [[Combined ICD10 codes]] == | ||