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- Acquired deformity is a malformation of anatomic structure due to infection, Injury to soft tissue or a late effect of a fracture (M95, M20, M21 series).
- Care of complication of fracture during healing or recovery phase should be coded with appropriate fracture with seventh-character extension between G to S based on documentation.
- If deformity and malformation is congenital. Select the appropriate code from Q series.
- A bone is displaced out of normal position can result in obvious deformity. If deformity at the fracture site is found in a trauma patient. Code fracture ICD code with seventh-character extension between A to F based on documentation.
Symptoms of Injury:
- Fractures and dislocations
- Tenderness
- Deformity
- Swelling and discoloration
- Decrease range of motion
- Numbness
- Weakness
- Bleeding
- Soft tissue injuries and amputations
- Tenderness
- Deformity (with or without tissue and bone loss)
- Swelling and discoloration
- Bleeding
- Weakness
- Numbness
- Infections
- Tenderness
- Local warmth
- Redness
- Swelling
- Fever (rare in hand infections)
- Deformity
- Decrease range of motion
- Burns
- Tenderness or complete numbness
- Deformity
- Discoloration
- Loss of tissue
- Change in texture of skin
- Redness
- Blistering
- Black areas of tissue
- High pressure injuries
- Pain
- Swelling
- Occasional skin discoloration