Chapter 16

Question 1

Osteoporosis

Answer 1

causes bones to become brittle, weak, and easily broken.

Question 2

Osteoporosis should not be coded to

Answer 2

traumatic fractures (s)

Question 3

spontaneous fracture that occurs in diseased and weakened bones. Minor trauma which wouldn’t usually break a healthy bone (bump)

Answer 3

pathological fracture

Question 4

a fracture that was reduced but the bone ends did not align properly during the healing process. Usually a malunion is diagnosed during the healing stages and requires surgical treatment

Answer 4

Malunion

Question 5

failure of the bone ends to align or heal. This condition usually requires a reopening of the fracture site with some type of internal fixation and bone grafting

Answer 5

nonunion

Question 6

Initial encounter

Answer 6

• “A”
• any encounter for active treatment, surgical treatment, ER encounter, and evaluation and management for a new physician

Question 7

“D”

Answer 7

after patient has completed active treatment such as cast change or removal, removal of fixations, med adjustment, follow up

Question 8

dont forget

Answer 8

6th character (X)   AND
7th character  A,D,G,K,P,S

M80.34XA