S82.001(?)
A patient fractured her patella 1 year ago, never sought treatment. Saw our physician 6 months later for 1 visit and never came back. Patient comes back now seeking treatment. She now has a closed fracture of patella nonunion.
Would this be initial encounter (A), subsequent for closed fracture nonunion (K) or Sequela (S)? We have three coders with 3 different opinions.
A patient fractured her patella 1 year ago, never sought treatment. Saw our physician 6 months later for 1 visit and never came back. Patient comes back now seeking treatment. She now has a closed fracture of patella nonunion.
Would this be initial encounter (A), subsequent for closed fracture nonunion (K) or Sequela (S)? We have three coders with 3 different opinions.
Help! ICD-10 Patella Fracture scenario
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