M84.571
M84.571: Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, right ankle
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
M84.571 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, right ankle. 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 M84.5:
- 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
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above M84.571
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
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 M84.571
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- M84.571APathological fracture in neoplastic disease, right ankle, initial encounter for fracture
- M84.571DPathological fracture in neoplastic disease, right ankle, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- M84.571GPathological fracture in neoplastic disease, right ankle, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- M84.571KPathological fracture in neoplastic disease, right ankle, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- M84.571PPathological fracture in neoplastic disease, right ankle, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- M84.571SPathological fracture in neoplastic disease, right ankle, sequela
Other codes under M84.57
- M84.572Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, left ankle
- M84.573Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, unspecified ankle
- M84.574Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, right foot
- M84.575Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, left foot
- M84.576Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, unspecified foot