Nondisplaced apophyseal fracture of unsp femur, sequela

This code signifies a healed or residual condition resulting from a fracture of the growth plate (apophysis) in an unspecified part of the femur. The fracture itself was nondisplaced, meaning the bone fragments remained in their normal alignment, and the current presentation is a long-term effect or complication of that prior injury.

This code is appropriate when documenting a patient presenting with a chronic issue directly attributable to a previously sustained, nondisplaced apophyseal femur fracture. Examples include ongoing pain, deformity, or functional limitation after the acute healing phase has passed. It should be used when the original fracture is no longer acute but its sequelae are being addressed.

• Ensure documentation clearly links the current condition to a prior apophyseal femur fracture.
• Verify the fracture was indeed nondisplaced and that the current encounter addresses a sequela, not the acute injury.
• Do not use this code for the initial treatment of the acute fracture; use the appropriate acute fracture code.