M84.476: Pathological fracture, unspecified foot
M84.476 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for pathological fracture, unspecified foot. 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 M84.4:
- 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
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above M84.476
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Written on M84.4: Pathological fracture, not elsewhere classified
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above M84.476
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Written on M84.4: Pathological fracture, not elsewhere classified
- personal history of (healed) pathological fracture (Z87.311)
Written on M84: Disorder of continuity of bone
- traumatic fracture of bone-see fracture, by site
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead M84.476
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- M84.476APathological fracture, unspecified foot, initial encounter for fracture
- M84.476DPathological fracture, unspecified foot, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- M84.476GPathological fracture, unspecified foot, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- M84.476KPathological fracture, unspecified foot, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- M84.476PPathological fracture, unspecified foot, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- M84.476SPathological fracture, unspecified foot, sequela
Other codes under M84.47
- M84.471Pathological fracture, right ankle
- M84.472Pathological fracture, left ankle
- M84.473Pathological fracture, unspecified ankle
- M84.474Pathological fracture, right foot
- M84.475Pathological fracture, left foot
- M84.477Pathological fracture, right toe(s)
- M84.478Pathological fracture, left toe(s)
- M84.479Pathological fracture, unspecified toe(s)