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07-27-2012, 08:28 AM
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Displaced fracture and comminuted fracture
Is there a difference between these 2 fracture types? And do you code only the primary fracture code?
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07-30-2012, 06:08 AM
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A displaced fracture is one where the bones do not line up, a comminuted fracture is where the bones break into multiple pieces. ICD 9 does not differentiate between displaced and comminuted, only open or closed. Not sure what you mean by only coding the primary fracture code, could you be more specific?
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Doreen Clark, CPC, CPMA Medical Auditing Specialist Integrated Physicians Management Services East Harftord. Ct
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