17. INJURY AND POISONING (800-999)
Use additional code for retained foreign body, if applicable,(V90.01-V90.9)
Use E code(s) to identify the cause and intent of the injury or poisoning (E800-E999)
Note:
1. The principle of multiple coding of injuries should be followed wherever possible. Combination categories for multiple injuries are provided for use when there is insufficient detail as to the nature of the individual conditions, or for primary tabulation purposes when it is more convenient to record a single code; otherwise, the component injuries should be coded separately.
Where multiple sites of injury are specified in the titles, the word "with" indicates involvement of both sites, and the word "and" indicates involvement of either or both sites. The word "finger" includes thumb.
2. Categories for "late effect" of injuries are to be found at 905-909.
FRACTURE OF LOWER LIMB (820-829)
820: Fracture of neck of femur
821: Fracture of other and unspecified parts of femur
822: Fracture of patella
823: Fracture of tibia and fibula
Excludes:
Dupuytren's fracture (824.4-824.5)
ankle (824.4-824.5)
radius (813.42, 813.52)
Pott's fracture (824.4-824.5)
that involving ankle (824.0-824.9)
The following fifth-digit subclassification is for use with category 823:
0 tibia alone
1 fibula alone
2 fibula with tibia
824: Fracture of ankle
825: Fracture of one or more tarsal and metatarsal bones
826: Fracture of one or more phalanges of foot
Includes:
toe(s)
827: Other, multiple, and ill-defined fractures of lower limb
Includes:
leg NOS
multiple bones of same lower limb
Excludes:
multiple fractures of:
ankle bones alone (824.4-824.9)
phalanges of foot alone (826.0-826.1)
tarsal with metatarsal bones (825.29, 825.39)
tibia with fibula (823.0-823.9 with fifth-digit 2)
828: Multiple fractures involving both lower limbs, lower with upper limb, and lower limb(s) with rib(s) and sternum
Includes:
arm(s) with leg(s) [any bones]
both legs [any bones]
leg(s) with rib(s) or sternum
829: Fracture of unspecified bones

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