M84.752P
Incomplete atypical femoral fracture, left leg, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
M84.752P (also written M84752P) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for incomplete atypical femoral fracture, left leg, 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). The Alphabetic Index lists it under 1 entry. Its 7th character, P, means subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion. Its coding notes include 11 Excludes2 entries.
7th character
Category M84.75 requires a 7th character.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
- traumatic fracture of bone-see fracture, by site
Also from chapter/block level (10 notes)
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- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
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- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Care settings
How CMS programs treat this code. These are CMS claim edits and list entries, not coverage or eligibility rules.
Home Health Primary
Accepted as the primary (principal) diagnosis on a home health claim. The Home Health Grouper assigns it to the Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation clinical group.
Source: CMS Home Health Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective October 1, 2026Hospital 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
Alphabetic Index terms
Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for M84.752. This code adds the 7th character. 1 entry