tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2018 Issue 7

ICD-10: Pinpoint Fracture Diagnoses With These Quick Tips

Hint: Osteoporotic fractures might not be coded from the fracture section. It's likely that your ED sees patients with bone fractures every day, but coding these services can be a challenge, especially when underlying conditions are also involved. Knowing a few quick tips can help you iron out the appropriate diagnosis codes to report. Pathologic Fx, Neoplasms? Rely on Treatment Focus Suppose the ED physician sees a patient for a suspected spine fracture, orders diagnostic tests and finds that the radiology report reveals pathologic spinal fractures due to a neoplasm. "A pathologic fracture simply means that the fracture is...

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