M84.38 Stress fracture, other site

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Excludes2 (not included here)

• stress fracture of vertebra (M48.4-)

Applies from M84 Disorder of continuity of bone

Excludes2 (not included here)

• traumatic fracture of bone-see fracture, by site

Applies from M84.3 Stress fracture

Applicable to

• Fatigue fracture
• March fracture
• Stress fracture NOS
• Stress reaction

Excludes1 (never code together)

• pathological fracture NOS (M84.4.-)
• pathological fracture due to osteoporosis (M80.-)
• traumatic fracture (S12.-, S22.-, S32.-, S42.-, S52.-, S62.-, S72.-, S82.-, S92.-)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• personal history of (healed) stress (fatigue) fracture (Z87.312)
• stress fracture of vertebra (M48.4-)

Use additional code

• external cause code(s) to identify the cause of the stress fracture

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategory M84.3:

7th character required

• 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

Code annotations containing back-references to M84.38

Back-references to M84.3

• Type 1 Excludes: M84.4 Pathological fracture, not elsewhere classified ("stress fracture (M84.3-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for M84.38

• Fracture, traumatic (abduction) (adduction) (separation) › stress › rib
• Fracture, traumatic (abduction) (adduction) (separation) › stress › skull

Nearby codes

• M84.379D Stress fracture, unspecified toe(s), subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
• M84.379G Stress fracture, unspecified toe(s), subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
• M84.379K Stress fracture, unspecified toe(s), subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
• M84.379P Stress fracture, unspecified toe(s), subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
• M84.379S Stress fracture, unspecified toe(s), sequela
• M84.38 Stress fracture, other site (this code)
• M84.38XA Stress fracture, other site, initial encounter for fracture
• M84.38XD Stress fracture, other site, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
• M84.38XG Stress fracture, other site, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
• M84.38XK Stress fracture, other site, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
• M84.38XP Stress fracture, other site, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion