Podiatry Coding & Billing Alert
Reader Question:
Differentiate Between Displaced and Non-Displaced Fractures
Published on Fri Jan 17, 2020
Question: What’s the difference in a displaced and a non-displaced fracture? Alabama Subscriber Answer: For a displaced fracture, the bone snaps in two or more places and moves so that the two ends are not in their normal alignment. On the other hand, in a non-displaced fracture, the bone cracks either part or all of the way through, but it maintains its proper alignment and has not moved from its normal position. Don’t miss: If the patient’s medical documentation does not indicate if his traumatic fracture is displaced or not displaced, you should code it as displaced, according to the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting in Chapter 19, section c.
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