Question

PROVIDE ICD 10 CODE. MAKE SURE IT IS ICD 10.

Code the following scenario: An 87-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital due to a fracture of her left femur after a fall. Her son relates that his mother has shown increasingly odd behavior. During the physician's examination, she was disoriented and displayed irrational fears. An open reduction is performed with placement of a metal plate and large screw across the fracture into the femoral head to hold the bones in place. Final diagnoses: (1) Intertrochanteric fracture of the left femur (2) probable early onset Alzheimer's dementia with behavioral disturbance (3) hypertension Procedure: (1) open reduction internal fixation femur

Answer 1

ICD -10-code is the international classification of disease used to code and classify medical data from the hospitals for the reimbursement purpose and it makes easier for physicians to write and avoid confusion for health insurance people.

1. ICD 10 code for intertrochanteric fracture of the left femur is

S72. 142A

S72 is used for fracture of femur

S72.14 is a non billable code ,it has six subtypes .

2. ICD 10 code of Alzheimers dementia with behavioral disturbance is F02.81 is a billable code .

3. ICD -10 code for hypertension is I10.

4. ICD - 10 code for open reduction internal fixation femur is

79.35 is for open reduction internal fixation femur which is converts approximately to ICD -10 - PCS 0QS704Z to indicate reposition left upper femur with internal fixation device open approach.