Displ spiral fx shaft of rad, unsp arm, 7thM

This code describes a specific type of fracture involving the shaft of the radius bone, characterized by a spiral break that has shifted out of alignment. It indicates that the fracture is an open fracture, meaning the skin was broken, and is complicated by the bone failing to heal properly (nonunion) during a follow-up visit. The affected arm is not specified.

Use this code when documenting a patient presenting for ongoing management of a previously sustained spiral fracture of the radial shaft that was initially an open fracture (Type I or II). The key clinical finding for this code is the confirmed nonunion of the fracture, indicating a failure of the bone to mend. This code is appropriate for subsequent encounters after the initial treatment.

• Ensure documentation clearly specifies "nonunion" as the complication and that the original fracture was an "open fracture type I or II."
• Verify that the encounter is for follow-up care, not the initial treatment of the fracture.
• Confirm the fracture is of the radial shaft and has a spiral pattern with displacement.