Pathologic fracture of distal left femur due to osteosarcoma of femur.

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M84.552A is the correct code for a pathologic fracture of the left femur due to a neoplasm, and C40.22 is not a valid code for osteosarcoma of the femur; the correct code for osteosarcoma of the femur would be in the C40.2x range, but the specific code for osteosarcoma of the femur was not provided among the options. The choice was selected based on the correct coding for the pathologic fracture, despite the inaccuracy in the neoplasm code provided.

Pathologic Fracture of Distal Left Femur Due to Osteosarcoma of Femur