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M96.669 - Fracture of femur following insertion of orthopedic implant, joint prosthesis, or bone plate, unspecified leg
ICD-10-CM Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue · M96 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified (M96) · Subcategory of M96.66 · FY2027
Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom M96.6
Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.
- complication of internal orthopedic devices, implants or grafts (T84.-)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom M96
Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.
- arthropathy following intestinal bypass (M02.0-)
- complications of internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T84.-)
- disorders associated with osteoporosis (M80)
- periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic joint (M97.-)
- presence of functional implants and other devices (Z96-Z97)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter M00-M99
Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
NotesFrom Chapter M00-M99
Instructional notes from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.
- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
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Chapter Information
Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Range: M00-M99
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