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M84.40

Non-billable

Pathological fracture, unspecified site

Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Additional Information

From parent codes: M00-M99 (Chapter 13)

Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom M00-M99

Excludes2 means 'NOT INCLUDED HERE!' An Excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time.

  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
NotesFrom M00-M99

Additional notes from parent codes that apply to this code.

  • Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

More Specific Codes (15)

M84.4Pathological fracture, not elsewhere classified→M84.41Pathological fracture, shoulder→M84.42Pathological fracture, humerus→M84.43Pathological fracture, ulna and radius→M84.44Pathological fracture, hand and fingers→M84.45Pathological fracture, femur and pelvis→M84.46Pathological fracture, tibia and fibula→M84.47Pathological fracture, ankle, foot and toes→M84.48Pathological fracture, other site→M84.40XAPathological fracture, unspecified site (initial encounter for fracture)→M84.40XDPathological fracture, unspecified site (subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing)→M84.40XGPathological fracture, unspecified site (subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing)→M84.40XKPathological fracture, unspecified site (subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion)→M84.40XPPathological fracture, unspecified site (subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion)→M84.40XSPathological fracture, unspecified site (sequela)→