An 81-year-old patient, Marge, fractured the proximal end head of her femur on Thanksgiving while standing and cooking dinner. She has a history of osteoporosis and received radiation therapy 3 years ago in this area for a thigh muscle tumor. She is going to surgery today for an open treatment of femoral fracture with internal fixation. Select the appropriate CPT and ICD-10-CM codes.

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The correct CPT code for open treatment of femoral fracture with internal fixation is 27269. The ICD-10-CM codes are M84.453A for pathological fracture in the femur due to osteoporosis, M80.859A for osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, and Z92.3 for a history of radiation therapy.

An 81-Year-Old Patient, Marge, Fractured the Proximal End Head of Her