Nondisp fx of lateral cuneiform of right foot, sequela

This code indicates a healed or chronic condition resulting from a fracture of the lateral cuneiform bone in the right foot. The original fracture was nondisplaced, meaning the bone fragments remained in their normal anatomical alignment. The "sequela" designation signifies that this code is used for late effects or complications of the original injury, not the initial acute fracture.

Use this code when documenting a patient presenting with ongoing symptoms (e.g., pain, stiffness, deformity, functional limitation) directly attributable to a previously sustained, nondisplaced lateral cuneiform fracture of the right foot. This applies to encounters occurring long after the initial injury has healed, and the patient is no longer in the acute or active treatment phase of the fracture.

• Always assign a sequela code for conditions that are residual effects of a past injury.
• Do not use this code for the initial treatment of an acute fracture; instead, use the appropriate acute fracture code.
• Consider an additional code to describe the specific nature of the sequela (e.g., chronic pain, malunion, nonunion, osteoarthritis).