Nondisp fx of dist pole of navic bone of unsp wrs, 7thP

This code signifies a fracture of the distal pole of the scaphoid bone in an unspecified wrist that is not displaced. The patient is in a subsequent phase of care, and the fracture has healed improperly, resulting in malunion.

This code is appropriate for documenting follow-up care for a scaphoid fracture where imaging confirms a malunion. It is used when the initial injury occurred in an unspecified wrist and the fracture was initially nondisplaced. This code would be assigned after the acute treatment phase.

• Ensure documentation specifies "unspecified wrist" and "distal pole" to support this code.
• Confirm the fracture is described as "nondisplaced" and the healing complication is "malunion."
• This code requires a 7th character "P" for subsequent encounter with malunion.