2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 733.12 : Pathologic fracture of distal radius and ulna

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2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 733.12

Pathologic fracture of distal radius and ulna

Short description: Path fx dstl radius ulna.
ICD-9-CM 733.12 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 733.12 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
You are viewing the 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 733.12.
More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 733.12: 2013 2014 2015.

Convert to ICD-10-CM: 733.12 converts approximately to:

2015/16 ICD-10-CM M84.439A Pathological fracture, unspecified ulna and radius, initial encounter for fracture

Approximate Synonyms

Left radius (forearm bone) fracture
Left radius (forearm bone) fracture due to osteoporosis
Left radius (forearm bone) fracture due to tumor
Left radius osteoporotic fx
Left radius pathological fx
Left radius pathological fx due to neoplasm
Left radius secondary osteoporotic fx
Left ulna (forearm bone) fracture
Left ulna (forearm bone) fracture due to osteoporosis
Left ulna (forearm bone) fracture due to tumor
Left ulna osteoporotic fx
Left ulna pathological fx
Left ulna pathological fx due to neoplasm
Left ulna secondary osteoporotic fx
Osteoporotic fracture of left radius
Osteoporotic fracture of left ulna
Osteoporotic fracture of right radius
Osteoporotic fracture of right ulna
Pathological fracture - forearm
Pathological fracture due to neoplasm of left radius
Pathological fracture due to neoplasm of left ulna
Pathological fracture due to neoplasm of right radius
Pathological fracture due to neoplasm of right ulna
Pathological fracture of distal radius
Pathological fracture of distal ulna
Pathological fracture of left radius
Pathological fracture of left radius due to neoplasm
Pathological fracture of left ulna
Pathological fracture of left ulna due to neoplasm
Pathological fracture of right radius
Pathological fracture of right radius due to neoplasm
Pathological fracture of right ulna
Pathological fracture of right ulna due to neoplasm
Right radius (forearm bone) fracture
Right radius (forearm bone) fracture due to osteoporosis
Right radius (forearm bone) fracture due to tumor
Right radius osteoporotic fx
Right radius pathological fx
Right radius pathological fx due to neoplasm
Right radius secondary osteoporotic fx
Right ulna (forearm bone) fracture
Right ulna (forearm bone) fracture due to osteoporosis
Right ulna (forearm bone) fracture due to tumor
Right ulna osteoporotic fx
Right ulna pathological fx
Right ulna pathological fx due to neoplasm
Right ulna secondary osteoporotic fx
Secondary osteoporotic fracture of left radius
Secondary osteoporotic fracture of left ulna
Secondary osteoporotic fracture of right radius
Secondary osteoporotic fracture of right ulna

Applies To

Wrist NOS

ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 733.12:

Fracture (abduction) (adduction) (avulsion) (compression) (crush) (dislocation) (oblique) (separation) (closed) 829.0
- pathologic (cause unknown) 733.10
  - ankle 733.16
  - femur (neck) 733.14
    - specified NEC 733.15
  - fibula 733.16
  - hip 733.14
  - humerus 733.11
  - radius (distal) 733.12
  - specified site NEC 733.19
  - tibia 733.16
  - ulna 733.12
  - vertebrae (collapse) 733.13
  - wrist 733.12
- radius (alone) (closed) 813.81
  - with ulna NEC 813.83
    - open 813.93
  - distal end - see Fracture, radius, lower end
  - epiphysis
    - lower - see Fracture, radius, lower end
    - upper - see Fracture, radius, upper end
  - head - see Fracture, radius, upper end
  - lower end or extremity (distal end) (lower epiphysis) 813.42
    - with ulna (lower end) 813.44
      - open 813.54
    - open 813.52
    - torus 813.45
      - with ulna 813.47
  - neck - see Fracture, radius, upper end
  - open NEC 813.91
  - pathologic 733.12
  - proximal end - see Fracture, radius, upper end
  - shaft (closed) 813.21
    - with ulna (shaft) 813.23
      - open 813.33
    - open 813.31
  - upper end 813.07
    - with ulna (upper end) 813.08
      - open 813.18
    - epiphysis 813.05
      - open 813.15
    - head 813.05
      - open 813.15
    - multiple sites 813.07
      - open 813.17
    - neck 813.06
      - open 813.16
    - open 813.17
    - specified site NEC 813.07
      - open 813.17
- ulna (alone) (closed) 813.82
  - with radius NEC 813.83
    - open 813.93
  - coronoid process (closed) 813.02
    - open 813.12
  - distal end - see Fracture, ulna, lower end
  - epiphysis
    - lower - see Fracture, ulna, lower end
    - upper - see Fracture, ulna, upper, end
  - head - see Fracture, ulna, lower end
  - lower end (distal end) (head) (lower epiphysis) (styloid process) 813.43
    - with radius (lower end) 813.44
      - open 813.54
    - open 813.53
  - olecranon process (closed) 813.01
    - open 813.11
  - open NEC 813.92
  - pathologic 733.12
  - proximal end - see Fracture, ulna, upper end
  - shaft 813.22
    - with radius (shaft) 813.23
      - open 813.33
    - open 813.32
  - styloid process - see Fracture, ulna, lower end
  - torus 813.46
    - with radius 813.47
  - transverse - see Fracture, ulna, by site
  - upper end (epiphysis) 813.04
    - with radius (upper end) 813.08
      - open 813.18
    - multiple sites 813.04
      - open 813.14
    - open 813.14
    - specified site NEC 813.04
      - open 813.14
- wrist (closed) 814.00
  - open 814.10
  - pathologic 733.12

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