If the medical record documentation does not specify that a fracture is pathologic, spontaneous, or due to an underlying bone disease, the coder is required to assign a traumatic fracture code.

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If the documentation doesn't provide enough detail to determine if a fracture is pathologic or spontaneous, then the coder must assign a code for a traumatic fracture.

If the Medical Record Documentation Does Not Specify That a Fracture