In anesthesia coding if there is a case to repair a closed femur neck fracture, then as per the options available now you only have code 820.8 with the description of unspecified fracture. When ICD-10 comes into effect although you will be able to report unspecified fractures, coding will get complicated.
When ICD-10 comes into effect you will be using category S72.00 for an unspecified fracture of the femoral neck. With this you will need to add sixth and seventh digits to specify your procedure. By adding the sixth digit it can be reported where exactly the patient has the fracture e.g. right or left. It can also be used to report if it is unspecified. You will need to report it twice if the fracture is bilateral, whereas the seventh digit will be used to report the stage of the encounter. Under ICD-10 it is this seventh digit that will bring about a significant difference when reporting for femur fractures. You will also need to check the notes given by the anesthesiologist or surgeon to locate the place of the fracture. Lastly, you will need to identify the type of fracture. Under ICD-10 an unspecified open fracture of the femoral neck will be very similar to that for the closed fracture, which is also a major point of difference from ICD-9.
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