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Wiki Delayed union of osteotomy

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I'm coding out a post-op visit for a patient outside of their global package. The diagnosis is a delayed union of the osteotomy site status post bunion repair.

The closest thing I can think of is 733.82, nonunion of fracture, but since this isn't a fracture I'm not sure that it pertains.

Thank you for any help.
 
I believe that an osteotomy would be considered a therapeutic fracture, similar to what is done in an ethmoidectomy. -tomy= cut
osteo- bone.

With that logic in mind I think your close. Hope that helps.
 
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