M84.57
Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, ankle and foot
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 11 never code together
M84code
Excludes2
- traumatic fracture of bone-see fracture, by site
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
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 2
Index entries leading here 1
Alongside this code 8 same parent — M84.5
M84.50 Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, unsp site category M84.51 Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, shoulder category M84.52 Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, humerus category M84.53 Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, ulna and radius category M84.54 Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, hand category M84.55 Path fracture in neoplastic disease, pelvis and femur category M84.56 Path fracture in neoplastic disease, tibia and fibula category M84.58 Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, oth site category
Subordinate codes 6
M84.571 Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, right ankle M84.572 Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, left ankle M84.573 Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, unsp ankle M84.574 Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, right foot M84.575 Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, left foot M84.576 Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, unsp foot
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