M84.756A
Complete transverse atypical femoral fracture, unspecified leg, initial encounter for fracture
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
This is the unspecified option. 5 more
specific codes sit alongside it. Worth
checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
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 this code
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 1
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 filed at M84.756
Alongside this code 5 same parent — M84.756
M84.756D Complete transverse atyp femoral fracture, unsp leg, 7thD M84.756G Complete transverse atyp femoral fracture, unsp leg, 7thG M84.756K Complete transverse atyp femoral fracture, unsp leg, 7thK M84.756P Complete transverse atyp femoral fracture, unsp leg, 7thP M84.756S Complete transverse atyp femoral fracture, unsp leg, sequela
Additional references
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