Bone, pathologic fracture NOS
ICD10 Diagnosis | |
Dx: | Bone, pathologic fracture NOS |
ICD10 code: | M84.4 |
Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | Pathological Fractures |
Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
APACHE Como Component: | none |
APACHE Acute Component: | none |
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External ICD10 Documentation |
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Additional Info
- 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.
- Use this code for a bone fracture that is deemed to be pathologic but the process that weaked the bone is NOT a neoplasm (Bone, pathologic fracture due to neoplastic disease) or osteoporosis (Osteoporosis with new pathologic fracture).
Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition
- Bone, pathologic fracture due to neoplastic disease
- Osteoporosis with new pathologic fracture
- Bone, stress fracture
- Bone, pathologic fracture NOS
- Bone, disorder of bone continuity
Candidate Combined ICD10 codes
- Also code the bone fractured.
- Also code what process within the bone led to the weakening, if known.
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