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Wiki Coding Pain with follow up healing fracture

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MedcodingSpecialist

MedcodingSpecialist

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Hello,

Can anyone suggest the proper diagnosis coding for patient coming with pain following fracture and the result is healing fracture(eg.patella).
 
I would use the appropriate V54.1 code as the primary code. It does need a fifth digit.
You didn't say if it is an arm, leg, etc. But they are the codes i would use. You can use the original fracture dx code as your secondary diagnosis. But us the V54.1 code as the primary dx
Sue
 
338.11 Acute pain due to trauma
or
338.21 Chronic pain due to trauma

followed by the appropriate V54.1x

You can't use the original fracture code as a secondary dx as suggested because that fracture has been reduced and no longer exists.
 
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