ICD-10 code scenario:
Document laterality, type of break for comminuted femoral fracture
Scenario: The patient fell off a ladder during a construction job at a bank and ended up fracturing both femurs mid-shaft. The fractures are open and the bones comminuted (broken into pieces).
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