A 47-year-old male is involved in a motor vehicle accident. He was driving on th
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Question
A 47-year-old male is involved in a motor vehicle accident. He was driving on the highway when his car collided with another vehicle. He was brought to the hospital with a lower arm injury. The physician obtained an x-ray of the arm and, after careful review and interpretation of the x-ray, rendered a diagnosis of lower arm fracture. The physician repaired the arm fracture using open reduction and internal fixation (reposition of the right radius with internal fixation using a percutaneous endoscopic approach). What diagnosis and procedure code(s) are reported? ICD-10:
Explanation / Answer
The codes for the fracture of limb are 562 and for reattachment it is 956 these codes lies under ICD 10 of S52.92XA