Question

A type i, high velocity open right femur shaft fracture was incurred when a 15 year-old female pedestrian was hit by a car while crossing the two-lane highway. she was taken to the operating room within four hours of her injury for thorough irrigation and debridement, including excision of devitalized bone. the patient was prepped, draped and positioned. intramedullary rodding was carried out with proximal and distal locking screws. what cpt® and icd-10-cm codes are reported?

Answer 1

This patient has a nature of incident of a vehicular accident sustaining a femur shaft fracture. The patient immediately underwent debridement and eventual surgery. The corresponding CPT code for fracture and/or dislocation procedures on the femur and the knee joint is CPT 27506. The ICD code for an open fracture of shaft of femur is ICD 821.11. Lastly, the CPT code for for debridement procedures on skin is CPT 11012.