Nondisp oblique fx shaft of r tibia, 7thE

This code describes a specific type of lower leg injury: an oblique fracture of the shaft of the right tibia that has not shifted out of alignment. It indicates that the fracture was initially an open fracture (meaning the skin was broken) of either Type I or II, and the patient is now in a subsequent phase of care with expected routine healing.

This code is appropriate for follow-up encounters for patients recovering from a right tibial shaft fracture that was initially open. It should be used when the fracture is healing as expected without complications, and the fracture pattern is specifically oblique and nondisplaced. This code would be selected for routine cast changes, follow-up X-rays showing good progress, or physical therapy sessions during the healing phase.

• Confirm the fracture is specifically of the right tibia, nondisplaced, and oblique in the shaft.
• Verify documentation explicitly states "subsequent encounter" and "open fracture type I or II" with "routine healing."
• Do not use for initial encounters, malunion, nonunion, or delayed healing; separate codes exist for those scenarios.