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Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 733.10
Pathologic fracture, unspecified site
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 733.10 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 733.10 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 733.10 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M84.40XA Pathological fracture, unspecified site, initial encounter for fracture
Approximate Synonyms
  • Fracture due to tumor
  • Fracture of bone in neoplastic disease
  • Osteoporosis fracture
  • Osteoporotic fx
  • Pathological fracture
  • Pathological fracture due to osteoporosis
  • Pathological fracture due to secondary osteoporosis
  • Pathological fx
  • Pathological fx due to neoplasm
  • Secondary osteoporosis fracture
  • Secondary osteoporotic fx
Clinical Information
  • A broken bone caused by disease, often by the spread of cancer to the bone
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 733.10:
  • Fracture (abduction) (adduction) (avulsion) (compression) (crush) (dislocation) (oblique) (separation) (closed) 829.0
    • bone (closed) NEC 829.0
      • birth injury NEC 767.3
      • open 829.1
      • pathological NEC (see also Fracture, pathologic) 733.10
      • stress NEC (see also Fracture, stress) 733.95
 733.1 ICD9Data.com 733.11 
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