Nondisp oblique fx shaft of l rad, 7thQ

This code describes a left radial shaft fracture that is oblique in nature and has not shifted from its original position. The patient is in a subsequent phase of care, and the initial injury was an open fracture (Type I or II) that has healed incorrectly, resulting in malunion.

Use this code for follow-up encounters where a patient is being treated for complications arising from a previously sustained open, nondisplaced oblique fracture of the left radial shaft that has healed with malunion. This applies when the malunion itself is the focus of the current encounter, such as for evaluation or planning corrective surgery.

• Ensure documentation clearly specifies "left" radius and "nondisplaced" oblique fracture.
• Confirm the initial injury was an "open fracture type I or II" and that "malunion" is present and being addressed.
• This code is for subsequent encounters; an initial encounter for the fracture would use a different code.