M84.46 Pathological fracture, tibia and fibula

Non-billable header with 5 child codes.

Applies from M84 Disorder of continuity of bone

Excludes2 (not included here)

• traumatic fracture of bone-see fracture, by site

Applies from M84.4 Pathological fracture, not elsewhere classified

Applicable to

• Chronic fracture
• Pathological fracture NOS

Excludes1 (never code together)

• collapsed vertebra NEC (M48.5)
• pathological fracture in neoplastic disease (M84.5-)
• pathological fracture in osteoporosis (M80.-)
• pathological fracture in other disease (M84.6-)
• stress fracture (M84.3-)
• traumatic fracture (S12.-, S22.-, S32.-, S42.-, S52.-, S62.-, S72.-, S82.-, S92.-)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• personal history of (healed) pathological fracture (Z87.311)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategory M84.4:

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

Codes under M84.46

• M84.461 Pathological fracture, right tibia
• M84.462 Pathological fracture, left tibia
• M84.463 Pathological fracture, right fibula
• M84.464 Pathological fracture, left fibula
• M84.469 Pathological fracture, unspecified tibia and fibula

Code annotations containing back-references to M84.46

Back-references to M84.4

• Type 1 Excludes: M48.4 Fatigue fracture of vertebra ("pathological fracture NOS (M84.4-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M48.5 Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified ("pathological fracture NOS (M84.4-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M80 Osteoporosis with current pathological fracture ("pathological fracture NOS (M84.4)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M84.3 Stress fracture ("pathological fracture NOS (M84.4.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for M84.46

• Fracture, pathological (pathologic) › fibula
• Fracture, pathological (pathologic) › tibia

Nearby codes

• M84.459D Pathological fracture, hip, unspecified, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
• M84.459G Pathological fracture, hip, unspecified, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
• M84.459K Pathological fracture, hip, unspecified, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
• M84.459P Pathological fracture, hip, unspecified, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
• M84.459S Pathological fracture, hip, unspecified, sequela
• M84.46 Pathological fracture, tibia and fibula (this code)
• M84.461 Pathological fracture, right tibia
• M84.461A Pathological fracture, right tibia, initial encounter for fracture
• M84.461D Pathological fracture, right tibia, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
• M84.461G Pathological fracture, right tibia, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
• M84.461K Pathological fracture, right tibia, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion