Personal history of (healed) other pathological fracture

This code signifies a patient's past medical history of a fracture that occurred due to an underlying disease process, rather than trauma or osteoporosis. The fracture has since healed, but the history of its occurrence is clinically significant for future care. This indicates a predisposition to fractures due to a pre-existing condition.

Use this code when documenting a patient's history of a fracture caused by conditions like bone tumors (benign or malignant), Paget's disease, osteomalacia, or other metabolic bone diseases, once the fracture has healed. It is appropriate for follow-up visits where the past pathological fracture is relevant to ongoing management or risk assessment.

• Ensure the documentation clearly distinguishes the fracture as pathological and not traumatic or osteoporotic.
• Always sequence this code as a secondary diagnosis, as it represents a historical condition.
• Do not use this code if the pathological fracture is still acute or unhealed; instead, code the active fracture.