Documentation:
S82.84- Demands Multiple Details for Bimalleolar Ankle Fractures
Published on Thu May 09, 2013
Follow the guidelines if documentation doesn’t indicate displaced or nondisplaced. You may be accustomed to documenting closed or open fractures under ICD-9, but you’ll need to include additional details so that coders can choose the most specific fracture code under ICD-10. A quick review of coding for a closed bimalleolar fracture is a helpful introduction to what’s in store when [...]
