M84.434P — Pathological fracture, left radius, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
Is M84.434P billable?
Yes — M84.434P is billable for FY2027. M84.434P is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. M84.434P may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
M84.434P at a glance
| Code | M84.434P |
|---|---|
| Description | Pathological fracture, left radius, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
| 7th character "P" | subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion |
What does the 7th character "P" mean in M84.434P?
In M84.434P, the 7th character P means subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion. The 7th character is required for M84.434P to be a valid, complete code.
Same condition, different episode of care — switch the 7th character:
Which MS-DRGs does M84.434P group to?
M84.434P sits in MDC 08 and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 564Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Diagnoses with MCCmedical
- 565Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Diagnoses with CCmedical
- 566Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Diagnoses without CC/MCCmedical
As a secondary diagnosis, M84.434P is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.
How is M84.434P listed in the Alphabetic Index?
The Alphabetic Index lists these routes under M84.43, the nearest indexed parent of M84.434P. Use them to find the family, then select the specific code.
- Fracture, pathological › radius (pathologic)
- Fracture, pathological › ulna (pathologic)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M84.4
The conditions below can never be reported together with M84.434P on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M84.434P, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M84.434P and the excluded code may both be reported.
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from M84
The conditions below are not part of M84.434P, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M84.434P and the excluded code may both be reported.
- traumatic fracture of bone-see fracture, by site
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from M84.4
The conditions below are not part of M84.434P, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M84.434P and the excluded code may both be reported.
- personal history of (healed) pathological fracture (Z87.311)
How long has M84.434P existed?
M84.434P has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.