Vertebra, pathologic fracture due to neoplastic disease
| ICD10 Diagnosis | |
| Dx: | Vertebra, pathologic fracture due to neoplastic disease |
| ICD10 code: | M49.5 |
| Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | Pathological Fractures |
| Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
| APACHE Como Component: | none |
| APACHE Acute Component: | none |
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| Stop Date: | |
| Data Dependencies(Reports/Indicators/Data Elements): | No results |
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Additional Info
- Use this code for a a fracture of any vertebrae that is due to bony involvement by a neoplasm (can be malignant or benign) that has weakened the bone and led to the fracture.
Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition
Other codes for pathologic fracture due to neoplasms
- Femur or pelvis, pathologic fracture due to neoplastic disease
- Vertebra, pathologic fracture due to neoplastic disease
- Bone NOS, pathologic fracture due to neoplastic disease
Candidate Combined ICD10 codes
Also code the cancer, and if relevant, that there are bony mets.
Candidate Combined ICD10 codes
- Also code the cancer, and if relevent, that there are bony mets.
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