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AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2014 Issue 4; Ask the Editor
Postoperative Retained Cement Fragment
A patient was admitted for right hip hemiarthroplasty due to femoral neck fracture. While in the post-anesthesia care unit, postoperative radiographs revealed a loose cement fragment in the joint. The patient was returned to surgery for exploration and removal of the cement fragment. What is the ICD-10-CM code assignment for the retained loose bone cement of the right hip?
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