M84.43

Pathological fracture, ulna and radius

Requires 7th character

M84.43 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from M84)

  • Note: Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • personal history of (healed) pathological fracture (Z87.311) (from M84.4)
  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-) (from M84)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from M84)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from M84)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-) (from M84)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from M84)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from M84)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from M84)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from M84)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from M84)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from M84)
  • traumatic fracture of bone-see fracture, by site (from M84)

7th character

This code requires a 7th character (defined at M84.4). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.

CharacterMeaning
Ainitial encounter for fracture
Dsubsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
Gsubsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
Ksubsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
Psubsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
Ssequela

Also known as

  • Fracture, pathological, radius
  • Fracture, pathological, ulna

Parent code

  • M84.4Pathological fracture, not elsewhere classifiedNeeds 7th char

More specific codes M84.43

  • M84.431Pathological fracture, right ulnaNeeds 7th char
  • M84.432Pathological fracture, left ulnaNeeds 7th char
  • M84.433Pathological fracture, right radiusNeeds 7th char
  • M84.434Pathological fracture, left radiusNeeds 7th char
  • M84.439Pathological fracture, unspecified ulna and radiusNeeds 7th char

Related codes

  • M84.40Pathological fracture, unspecified siteNeeds 7th char
  • M84.41Pathological fracture, shoulderNeeds 7th char
  • M84.42Pathological fracture, humerusNeeds 7th char
  • M84.44Pathological fracture, hand and fingersNeeds 7th char
  • M84.45Pathological fracture, femur and pelvisNeeds 7th char
  • M84.46Pathological fracture, tibia and fibulaNeeds 7th char
  • M84.47Pathological fracture, ankle, foot and toesNeeds 7th char
  • M84.48Pathological fracture, other siteNeeds 7th char

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