AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2007 Issue 1

Acute Fracture versus Aftercare

Effective November 15, 2006, chapter-specific guidelines were revised for coding pathological and traumatic fractures, the corresponding E codes and fracture aftercare. Key points to remember when coding pathologic and traumatic fractures are as follows: Newly diagnosed pathologic fractures are reported using subcategory 733.1. See Section I.C. 13.a.1 of the Official Coding and Reporting Guidelines. Subcategory 733.1 is used as long as the patient is receiving active treatment for the fracture. See Section I.C.13.a.1 of the Official Coding and Reporting Guidelines. Continue to use the acute fracture codes (800-829) while the...

To read the full article, sign in and subscribe to AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS .


  • The official AHA publication for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding guidelines and advice
  • Current newsletters added each quarter
  • Full Archives - over 3100 articles
  • ALL years/issues back to 1984 organized by year and issue
  • Includes ICD-10-CM/PCS Articles since 2013
  • Fully searchable through Find-A-Code's Comprehensive Search
  • Codes mentioned in articles are linked to Code Information pages
  • Code Information pages link back to related articles
  • View all the articles associated with any code, right from the code page!
Access to this feature is available in the following products:
  • AHA's Coding Clinic® - ICD-10-CM/PCS +Archives

demo
request yours today
subscribe
start today
newsletter
free subscription

Thank you for choosing Find-A-Code, please Sign In to remove ads.