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Code 733.11 Expands to 85 Choices in ICD-10

Remember 7th digit for encounter. How much more can you say about a disease-related humeral fracture (733.11, Pathological fracture of humerus)? A lot, apparently, based on the fact that ICD-10 provides 85 different codes for that condition. Simplify: Don’t get too overwhelmed by that number — you really just need to know five codes, but the number explodes to 85 [...]
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