A patient presented after falling onto their left hand while walking. The patient was diagnosed with an open comminuted intra-articular distal radius fracture with triangular fibrocartilage complex disruption (TFCC), both of which required repair. What are the appropriate diagnosis codes for disruption of the triangular fibrocartilage complex with an open comminuted intra-articular distal radius fracture?
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