ICD-10-CM › M00-M99 › M80-M85 › M84.51 Pathological fracture in... › M84.511
Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, right shoulder
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 6 more specific codes instead:
- M84.511A Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, right shoulder, initial encounter for fracture
- M84.511D Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, right shoulder, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- M84.511G Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, right shoulder, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- M84.511K Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, right shoulder, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- M84.511P Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, right shoulder, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- M84.511S Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, right shoulder, sequela
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.
- FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, right shoulder
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from M84 Disorder of continuity of bone
Excludes2 - not included here
- traumatic fracture of bone-see fracture, by site
How CDC's index refers to this code
Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.
- Fracture, pathological > due to > neoplastic disease NEC > scapula
- Fracture, pathological > due to > neoplastic disease NEC > clavicle
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| M84.512 | Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, left shoulder | Not billable |
| M84.519 | Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, unspecified shoulder | Not billable |