Medical Coding Exam Prep

Category - ICD-10

Mr. David, a 42-year-old patient, falls off a riding lawn mower and visits the local emergency room at the hospital with the complaint of pain in his left arm. After examining the patient, the physician calls in the orthopedic surgeon who determines that the patient has a Galeazzi fracture in the radius of the left arm. He is suggested for surgery. Assign the correct ICD-10 code for this case.
  1. S52.371
  2. S52.372
  3. S52.378
  4. S52.352
Explanation
Answer: B 

S52.372 is the appropriate code for this case as it codes for Galeazzi’s fracture of the left radius, which is the diagnosis here. 

Option A is not correct because S52.371 codes for Galeazzi’s fracture of the right radius, but here, the fracture is in the left radius. 

Option C is not correct because it codes for Galeazzi’s fracture of an unspecified radius. Since the radius is mentioned in the question; this code is not appropriate. 

Option D is not correct because S52.352 codes for displaced comminuted fractures in the shaft of the radius of the left arm. Here, a comminuted fracture is not seen. 
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