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ICD-10 Update:

Justify Your Choice of Jones Fracture Code in ICD-10

Published on Fri Dec 14, 2012

Confirm side of foot and displacement of fracture. ICD-9 offers only a single code for closed fracture of metatarsal bone(s) - 825.25 (Fracture of metatarsal bone[s] closed). Note that is the only code for the closed fracture of one or more metatarsal bones and is not specific for a particular metatarsal bone. You can report the same code for fracture in any metatarsal bone, first to fifth. Adopt this 3-step Approach for ICD-10 Codes When reporting Jones fracture in ICD-10, the following steps will help to guide you to the most accurate code: Determine if the fracture is displaced or nondisplaced. Determine if the fracture is in the right or the left foot. Determine if the fracture is open or closed. "Because of the significant differences in fracture coding between ICD-10 and ICD-9, it is imperative that coders begin educating their physicians well in advance of the ICD10 implementation date," [...]
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