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ICD-10-CM:

S52.53-- Will Require In-Depth Colles' Fracture Documentation

Published on Mon Aug 06, 2012

Bone up on the Gustilo fracture classification.Under ICD-10, fracture coding is serious business. The level of detail required to choose the most specific code is much more stringent than under ICD-9. Prepare your practice with this Colles' fracture coding primer. ICD-9-CM Code813.41, Colles' fracture closed813.51, Colles' fracture openICD-10-CM CodesS52.531-, Colles' fracture of right radiusS52.532-, Colles' fracture of left radiusS52.539-, Colles' fracture of unspecified radiusChoose the appropriate 7th character from these options:A, initial encounter for closed fractureB, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II/initial encounter for open fracture NOSC, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIICICD-9-CM coding rules: ICD-9 gives you one coding option for a closed Colles' fracture and a second option for an open Colles' fracture. If the physician doesn't specify open or closed, you should use the code for a closed fracture.ICD-10-CM changes: ICD-10 expands your Colles' fracture code requirements with distinctions based [...]
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