M96.679Billable
Fracture of tibia or fibula following insertion of orthopedic implant, joint prosthesis, or bone plate, unspecified leg
Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Billable Code
M96.679 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Additional Information from Parent Codes
The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.
Parent Codes Referenced:
M00-M99(Chapter 13)M96(Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified)M96.6(Fracture of bone following insertion of orthopedic implant, joint prosthesis, or bone plate)M96.67(Fracture of tibia or fibula following insertion of orthopedic implant, joint prosthesis, or bone plate)
Inclusion Terms
1 item
Inclusion Terms
From M96.6:
- •Intraoperative fracture of bone during insertion of orthopedic implant, joint prosthesis, or bone plate
Excludes2
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Excludes2
From M00-M99:
- •arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- •compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- •
- •congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- •neoplasms (C00-D49)
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
From M96:
- •arthropathy following intestinal bypass (M02.0-)
- •complications of internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T84.-)
- •disorders associated with osteoporosis (M80)
- •periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic joint (M97.-)
- •presence of functional implants and other devices (Z96-Z97)
From M96.6:
- •complication of internal orthopedic devices, implants or grafts (T84.-)
Notes
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Notes
From M00-M99:
- •Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition