Disp fx of olecran pro w/o intartic extn r ulna, 7thQ

This code describes a malunion of a displaced fracture of the olecranon process (the bony prominence of the elbow) in the right ulna, specifically when the fracture did not extend into the joint. It indicates that the initial injury was an open fracture of type I or II, and the bone has healed in an incorrect anatomical position.

This code is used for subsequent encounters when a patient presents with complications related to a previously treated open olecranon fracture, specifically when malunion has occurred. It applies when the original fracture was an open type I or II, and the displacement was of the olecranon process without intraarticular involvement of the right ulna.

• Ensure documentation clearly specifies "malunion" and not nonunion or delayed union.
• Verify the original fracture was an open type I or II and involved the right olecranon process without intraarticular extension.
• This code is for subsequent encounters, not the initial treatment of the fracture.