M84.759A: Complete oblique atypical femoral fracture, unspecified leg, initial encounter for fracture
M84.759A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for complete oblique atypical femoral fracture, unspecified leg, initial encounter for fracture. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check M84.759A with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "A": initial encounter for fracture
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from M84.75:
- 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 M84.759A
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
M84.759A risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 402 Hip Fracture/Dislocation0.467 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.
Medicare coverage
M84.759A is named in 8 Medicare coverage policies: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 7 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A58865Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
- A58883Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
- A58893Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
- A59374Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under M84.759
- M84.759DComplete oblique atypical femoral fracture, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- M84.759GComplete oblique atypical femoral fracture, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- M84.759KComplete oblique atypical femoral fracture, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- M84.759PComplete oblique atypical femoral fracture, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- M84.759SComplete oblique atypical femoral fracture, unspecified leg, sequela