M84.342
M84.342 — Stress fracture, left hand
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
M84.342 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for stress fracture, left hand. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategory M84.3:
- A
- initial encounter for fracture
- D
- subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- G
- subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- K
- subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- P
- subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
M84.342 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead M84.342
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- M84.342AStress fracture, left hand, initial encounter for fracture
- M84.342DStress fracture, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- M84.342GStress fracture, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- M84.342KStress fracture, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- M84.342PStress fracture, left hand, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- M84.342SStress fracture, left hand, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M84.34. If M84.342 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about M84.342
- Is M84.342 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. M84.342 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does M84.342 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Disorders of bone density and structure (M80-M85).