Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, right humerus
Requires 7th character
M84.521 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
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- 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)
Code also
An additional code may be needed.
- underlying neoplasm (from M84.5)
7th character
This code requires a 7th character (defined at M84.5). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.
| Character | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Parent code
- M84.52Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, humerusNeeds 7th char
More specific codes M84.521
- M84.521APathological fracture in neoplastic disease, right humerus, initial encounter for fractureBillable
- M84.521DPathological fracture in neoplastic disease, right humerus, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healingBillable
- M84.521GPathological fracture in neoplastic disease, right humerus, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healingBillable
- M84.521KPathological fracture in neoplastic disease, right humerus, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunionBillable
- M84.521PPathological fracture in neoplastic disease, right humerus, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunionBillable
- M84.521SPathological fracture in neoplastic disease, right humerus, sequelaBillable