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Bob,  Your reply is crystal clear and makes perfect sense. Pleased you have the correct ICD9 code and Jan has been able to provide the correct AIS. Â
Margaret, I talked with the person that handles coding questions in our medical department; she pointed out that if the coder choses "subtrochanteric" in the
 Hi Bob,  If you are looking at the ICD9 code, subtrochanteric is under the main heading of 820.__ which is fracture neck of femur. The specific code for
Margaret, Without looking at the xrays, the rad report clearly states subtrochanteric proximal femoral shaft. If the ICD9 code for that is 820.22, Closed