M84.374
Stress fracture, right foot
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 16 never code together
M84code
Excludes2
- traumatic fracture of bone-see fracture, by site
M84.3code
Excludes1
M00-M99chapter
Excludes2
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)L40.5-
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)T79.A-
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
- neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
7th character 6
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
Instructional notes 6
M84.3code
Inclusion terms
- Fatigue fracture
- March fracture
- Stress fracture NOS
- Stress reaction
Use additional code
- external cause code(s) to identify the cause of the stress fracture
M00-M99chapter
Notes
- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Index entries leading here 1
Alongside this code 8 same parent — M84.37
M84.371 Stress fracture, right ankle category M84.372 Stress fracture, left ankle category M84.373 Stress fracture, unspecified ankle category M84.375 Stress fracture, left foot category M84.376 Stress fracture, unspecified foot category M84.377 Stress fracture, right toe(s) category M84.378 Stress fracture, left toe(s) category M84.379 Stress fracture, unspecified toe(s) category
Subordinate codes 6
M84.374A Stress fracture, right foot, initial encounter for fracture M84.374D Stress fracture, right foot, subs for fx w routn heal M84.374G Stress fracture, right foot, subs for fx w delay heal M84.374K Stress fracture, right foot, subs for fx w nonunion M84.374P Stress fracture, right foot, subs for fx w malunion M84.374S Stress fracture, right foot, sequela
Additional references
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