ICD-10:
Fracture Coding Clip-n'-Save: Episodes of Care
Published on Tue Oct 25, 2016
Assigning episode-of-care seventh characters for traumatic fractures is a bit more complicated than assignment for other injuries because the episode of care provides additional information about the fracture. The list of additional descriptors covers not only the episode of care, but also whether the doctor is treating an open or closed fracture, nonunion, malunion, or fracture sequela. Here's a reference [...]
