Unsp fracture of navicular bone of left wrist, sequela

This code signifies a long-term complication or late effect resulting from an unspecified fracture of the scaphoid bone in the left wrist. It indicates that the initial injury has healed, but the patient is now experiencing residual symptoms or conditions directly attributable to that past fracture.

Apply this code when documentation clearly links a current left wrist condition (e.g., chronic pain, nonunion, malunion, degenerative changes) to a previously sustained, unspecified scaphoid fracture. This is appropriate for follow-up encounters addressing the sequelae, not the initial acute injury or its immediate healing phase.

• Requires a seventh character "S" to indicate sequela.
• Always sequence this code after the code(s) for the specific condition or symptom being treated that is a direct result of the old fracture.
• Ensure documentation explicitly states the current condition is a "sequela of," "due to old," or "late effect of" the prior left scaphoid fracture.