M84.353P
Stress fracture, unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
M84.353P (also written M84353P) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for stress fracture, unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 928 codes in category M84 (Disorder of continuity of bone). Its 7th character, P, means subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction, 3 Excludes1 entries and 13 Excludes2 entries.
7th character
Category M84.3 requires a 7th character.
Use additional code
Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.
- external cause code(s) to identify the cause of the stress fracture
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
- traumatic fracture of bone-see fracture, by site
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Care settings
How CMS programs treat this code. These are CMS claim edits and list entries, not coverage or eligibility rules.
Hospital CC
Counts as a complication or comorbidity (CC) when reported as a secondary diagnosis on an inpatient claim. It does not count when the principal diagnosis is one of the 5,561 codes in its exclusion list. Some MS-DRGs also ignore a CC or MCC that defines the DRG.
Source: CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual v44, effective October 1, 2026, Appendix CNotes
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition