Disp fx of middle third of navic bone of unsp wrist, init

This code describes a fracture of the scaphoid bone in the wrist, specifically in its middle section, where the bone fragments are no longer in their normal anatomical alignment. This injury is of recent onset and involves a closed fracture, meaning the skin remains intact over the fracture site.

Use this code for a patient presenting with a newly diagnosed, displaced fracture of the middle third of the scaphoid bone in an unspecified wrist, where the fracture has not broken through the skin. This code is appropriate for the initial treatment encounter for such an injury.

• Ensure documentation specifies "displaced" and "middle third" of the scaphoid.
• Confirm the fracture is "closed" and this is the "initial encounter" for treatment.
• If the wrist (left or right) is specified, a more specific code for laterality should be used.