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Site of bone conditions: bone, not joint
Official text from the FY2027 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting. The wording is quoted exactly.
Guidelines I.C.13.a.1
“Though the portion of the bone affected may be at the joint, the site designation will be the bone, not the joint.”
Where this applies
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