2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 733.16 : Pathologic fracture of tibia or fibula

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2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 733.16

Pathologic fracture of tibia or fibula

2014
Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

Short description: Path fx tibia fibula.
ICD-9-CM 733.16 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 733.16 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 2014 version of ICD-9-CM 733.16.
More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 733.16: 2015.

Convert to ICD-10-CM: 733.16 converts approximately to:

2015/16 ICD-10-CM M84.469A Pathological fracture, unspecified tibia and fibula, initial encounter for fracture

Approximate Synonyms

Left ankle fracture
Left ankle fracture due to osteoporosis
Left ankle fracture due to tumor
Left ankle osteoporotic fx
Left ankle pathological fx
Left ankle pathological fx due to neoplasm
Left ankle secondary osteoporotic fx
Left fibula fracture
Left fibula fracture due to osteoporosis
Left fibula fracture due to tumor
Left fibula osteoporotic fx
Left fibula pathological fx
Left fibula pathological fx due to neoplasm
Left fibula secondary osteoporotic fx
Left tibia (shin bone) fracture
Left tibia (shin bone) fracture due to osteoporosis
Left tibia (shin bone) fracture due to tumor
Left tibia osteoporotic fx
Left tibia pathological fx
Left tibia pathological fx due to neoplasm
Left tibia secondary osteoporotic fx
Osteoporotic fracture of left ankle
Osteoporotic fracture of left fibula
Osteoporotic fracture of left tibia
Osteoporotic fracture of right ankle
Osteoporotic fracture of right fibula
Osteoporotic fracture of right tibia
Pathological fracture - ankle and/or foot
Pathological fracture due to neoplasm of left ankle
Pathological fracture due to neoplasm of left fibula
Pathological fracture due to neoplasm of left tibia
Pathological fracture due to neoplasm of right ankle
Pathological fracture due to neoplasm of right fibula
Pathological fracture due to neoplasm of right tibia
Pathological fracture of fibula
Pathological fracture of left ankle
Pathological fracture of left ankle due to neoplasm
Pathological fracture of left fibula
Pathological fracture of left fibula due to neoplasm
Pathological fracture of left tibia
Pathological fracture of left tibia due to neoplasm
Pathological fracture of right ankle
Pathological fracture of right ankle due to neoplasm
Pathological fracture of right fibula
Pathological fracture of right fibula due to neoplasm
Pathological fracture of right tibia
Pathological fracture of right tibia due to neoplasm
Pathological fracture of tibia
Right ankle fracture
Right ankle fracture due to osteoporosis
Right ankle fracture due to tumor
Right ankle osteoporotic fx
Right ankle pathological fx
Right ankle pathological fx due to neoplasm
Right ankle secondary osteoporotic fx
Right fibula fracture
Right fibula fracture due to osteoporosis
Right fibula fracture due to tumor
Right fibula osteoporotic fx
Right fibula pathological fx
Right fibula pathological fx due to neoplasm
Right fibula secondary osteoporotic fx
Right tibia (shin bone) fracture
Right tibia (shin bone) fracture due to osteoporosis
Right tibia (shin bone) fracture due to tumor
Right tibia osteoporotic fx
Right tibia pathological fx
Right tibia pathological fx due to neoplasm
Right tibia secondary osteoporotic fx
Rightt fibula fracture
Secondary osteoporotic fracture of left ankle
Secondary osteoporotic fracture of left fibula
Secondary osteoporotic fracture of left tibia
Secondary osteoporotic fracture of right ankle
Secondary osteoporotic fracture of right fibula
Secondary osteoporotic fracture of right tibia

Applies To

Ankle NOS

ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 733.16:

Fracture (abduction) (adduction) (avulsion) (compression) (crush) (dislocation) (oblique) (separation) (closed) 829.0
- ankle (malleolus) (closed) 824.8
  - bimalleolar (Dupuytren's) (Pott's) 824.4
    - open 824.5
  - bone 825.21
    - open 825.31
  - lateral malleolus only (fibular) 824.2
    - open 824.3
  - medial malleolus only (tibial) 824.0
    - open 824.1
  - open 824.9
  - pathologic 733.16
  - talus 825.21
    - open 825.31
  - trimalleolar 824.6
    - open 824.7
- fibula (closed) 823.81
  - with tibia 823.82
    - open 823.92
  - distal end 824.8
    - open 824.9
  - epiphysis
    - lower 824.8
      - open 824.9
    - upper - see Fracture, fibula, upper end
  - head - see Fracture, fibula, upper end
  - involving ankle 824.2
    - open 824.3
  - lower end or extremity 824.8
    - open 824.9
  - malleolus (external) (lateral) 824.2
    - open 824.3
  - open NEC 823.91
  - pathologic 733.16
  - proximal end - see Fracture, fibula, upper end
  - shaft 823.21
    - with tibia 823.22
      - open 823.32
    - open 823.31
  - stress 733.93
  - torus 823.41
    - with tibia 823.42
  - upper end or extremity (epiphysis) (head) (proximal end) (styloid) 823.01
    - with tibia 823.02
      - open 823.12
    - open 823.11
- 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
- tibia (closed) 823.80
  - with fibula 823.82
    - open 823.92
  - condyles - see Fracture, tibia, upper end
  - distal end 824.8
    - open 824.9
  - epiphysis
    - lower 824.8
      - open 824.9
    - upper - see Fracture, tibia, upper end
  - head (involving knee joint) - see Fracture, tibia, upper end
  - intercondyloid eminence - see Fracture, tibia, upper end
  - involving ankle 824.0
    - open 824.1
  - lower end or extremity (anterior lip) (posterior lip) 824.8
    - open 824.9
  - malleolus (internal) (medial) 824.0
    - open 824.1
  - open NEC 823.90
  - pathologic 733.16
  - proximal end - see Fracture, tibia, upper end
  - shaft 823.20
    - with fibula 823.22
      - open 823.32
    - open 823.30
  - spine - see Fracture, tibia, upper end
  - stress 733.93
  - torus 823.40
    - with fibula 823.42
  - tuberosity - see Fracture, tibia, upper end
  - upper end or extremity (condyle) (epiphysis) (head) (spine) (proximal end) (tuberosity) 823.00
    - with fibula 823.02
      - open 823.12
    - open 823.10

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