To help figure out what the injury might be, ask yourself a few questions:
They don't heal as quickly. So when you twist your ankle, the ligaments surrounding the ankle take the most significant blow. As a result, they become weak, according to Christina Hector, DO, attending sports medicine physician at Onyx Direct Care.
What are the different types of ankle fractures?
ICD-10 code S82 for Fracture of lower leg, including ankle is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .
ICD-10 Code for Unspecified fracture of right lower leg, initial encounter for closed fracture- S82. 91XA- Codify by AAPC.
In ICD-10-CM a fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced, and a fracture not designated as open or closed should be coded to closed. While the classification defaults to displaced for fractures, it is very important that complete documentation is encouraged.
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2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S82. 842A: Displaced bimalleolar fracture of left lower leg, initial encounter for closed fracture.
M25. 571 Pain in right ankle and joints of right foot - ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes.
ICD-10 code Z87. 81 for Personal history of (healed) traumatic fracture is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .
The general consensus is to use the fracture care codes designated as “closed treatment without manipulation” and bill the initial E/M with modifier 57.
There is no code for Chronic Rib Fracture, under Fracture rib it states the number of ribs fractured and if open or closed. So you Code the Number of Ribs and if it is an open or closed Fracture.