tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2008 Issue 1

READER QUESTIONS: Use This List to Bone Up on Fracture Types

Question: I am a bit confused. I am looking at a patient's fracture-care encounter form. Notes indicate that the physician fixed a greenstick fracture. I have no idea what that is. Could you help? South Carolina Subscriber Answer: When you are coding claims for fracture care, some of the terms you-ll come across for describing the injuries are well-known, such as hairline and stress fractures. But some terms physicians may use to describe fractures can give a coder pause: Such as a greenstick fracture, which is an incomplete fracture leaving a partial break that is often angulated. (This type...

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