Displ spiral fx shaft of r fibula, 7thP

This code describes a situation where a patient has a spiral fracture in the shaft of their right fibula that was initially displaced, and the fracture has healed improperly, resulting in a malunion. This specific code is used for follow-up care related to this malunited closed fracture.

Use this code for subsequent encounters when a patient is being treated for a previously diagnosed displaced spiral fracture of the right fibula shaft that has healed with a malunion. This would include visits for assessment of the malunion, planning for corrective surgery, or monitoring the effects of the malunion.

• Ensure documentation clearly states "malunion" and specifies the right fibula shaft.
• Verify the fracture was initially "displaced" and is now a "closed" fracture.
• This is a subsequent encounter code; an initial encounter code would have been used for the acute fracture.