Fracture of unsp carpal bone, right wrist, init for clos fx

This code signifies a break in one of the eight carpal bones of the right wrist, where the specific carpal bone involved is not documented. The fracture is closed, meaning the skin remains intact over the injury site. This code is used for the initial treatment phase of the injury.

Apply this code when a patient presents with a newly diagnosed, non-displaced or displaced fracture of an unspecified carpal bone in the right wrist. This is appropriate when imaging confirms a carpal fracture but the specific bone (e.g., scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum) cannot be definitively identified from the documentation. Use for the initial encounter for treatment of this closed fracture.

• Ensure documentation clearly indicates a right wrist carpal fracture and that the specific carpal bone is not identified.
• Verify the encounter is for the initial treatment of the fracture. Subsequent care will require a different seventh character.
• Confirm the fracture is closed; open fractures require a different code.