icd 10 code for closed nondisplaced fracture of triquetrum

How do you code a non union fracture?

733.82 - Nonunion of fracture.

What is a nondisplaced triquetral fracture?

The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone after the scaphoid. Nondisplaced triquetral fractures usually heal well, without complication. 2. The triquetrum bone articulates with the lunate and resides deep to the pisiform.

Where is the triquetrum?

wrist jointDescription. The triquetrum is one of eight carpal bones that forms part of the wrist joint. It is a pyramidal shaped bone that can be found in the medial side of the wrist. The name triquetrum is derived from the Latin word triquetrus which means "three-cornered".

What is a triquetral fracture?

A triquetral fracture happens when you break or crack the triquetrum, one of the 8 small carpal bones that form a part of your wrist.

Can you break your Triquetral bone?

A Triquetral fracture is a break of the Triquetral bone (sometimes called triquetrum). It is one of the eight small carpal bones in the wrist and the second most commonly fractured carpal. A sudden, direct impact is the most common cause, resulting in wrist pain on the little finger side.

Does the triquetrum articulate with the ulna?

Triquetrum — The triquetrum bone in the proximal row of carpal bones is roughly triangular when viewed from the posterior. It lies between the lunate and pisiform bones. Although it is very near the ulna, it does not articulate with it.

What is another name for triquetrum?

The triquetral bone (/traɪˈkwɛtrəl, -ˈkwiː-/; also called triquetrum, pyramidal, three-faced, and formerly cuneiform bone) is located in the wrist on the medial side of the proximal row of the carpus between the lunate and pisiform bones.

Is pisiform part of triquetrum?

The triquetrum is wedge-shaped carpal bone located between the lunate and the pisiform. It has an oval facet for articulation with the pisiform.

How many bones does the triquetrum articulate with?

The triquetrum articulates with three bones: lunate, pisiform, and hamate. The lateral surface of the triquetrum is flat and articulates with the lunate, to which it is attached by the lunotriquetral ligament. The distal end faces laterally forming the sinuous, concave facet that articulates with the hamate bone.

MS-DRG Mapping

DRG Group #562-563 - Fx, sprian, strn and dislocation except femur, hip, pelvis and thigh with MCC.

Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)

This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code S62.116A and a single ICD9 code, 814.03 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.