M84.575
M84.575 — Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, left foot
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
M84.575 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, left 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 M84.5:
- 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
Risk adjustment
M84.575 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 M84.575
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- M84.575APathological fracture in neoplastic disease, left foot, initial encounter for fracture
- M84.575DPathological fracture in neoplastic disease, left foot, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- M84.575GPathological fracture in neoplastic disease, left foot, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- M84.575KPathological fracture in neoplastic disease, left foot, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- M84.575PPathological fracture in neoplastic disease, left foot, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- M84.575SPathological fracture in neoplastic disease, left foot, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M84.57. If M84.575 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- M84.571Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, right ankle
- M84.572Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, left ankle
- M84.573Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, unspecified ankle
- M84.574Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, right foot
- M84.576Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, unspecified foot
Questions about M84.575
- Is M84.575 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. M84.575 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does M84.575 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).