AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2023 Issue 3; Ask the Editor

Hindfoot Varus

A 60-year-old patient with multiple foot deformities is admitted due to severe pain in the right foot. Weight bearing on the right shows significant hindfoot varus. A radiographic view of the foot shows that the talus and calcaneus are “stacked” indicative of cavus deformity of the hindfoot. A Malerba osteotomy of the right calcaneus was performed to correct the hindfoot varus. What is the appropriate ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for right hindfoot varus? Would the right hindfoot varus be classified as congenital (by default) or acquired? ...

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