ICD-9 Code E887
Fracture, cause unspecified
Not Valid for Submission
E887 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of fracture, cause unspecified. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.
| ICD-9: | E887 |
| Short Description: | Fracture, cause NOS |
| Long Description: | Fracture, cause unspecified |
Convert E887 to ICD-10
The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:
- W19.XXXA - Unspecified fall, initial encounter
Code Classification
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External causes of injury (V)
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Accidental falls (E880-E888)
- E887 Fracture, cause unspecified
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Accidental falls (E880-E888)
Information for Medical Professionals
Information for Patients
Fractures
A fracture is a break, usually in a bone. If the broken bone punctures the skin, it is called an open or compound fracture. Fractures commonly happen because of car accidents, falls, or sports injuries. Other causes are low bone density and osteoporosis, which cause weakening of the bones. Overuse can cause stress fractures, which are very small cracks in the bone.
Symptoms of a fracture are:
- Intense pain
- Deformity - the limb looks out of place
- Swelling, bruising, or tenderness around the injury
- Numbness and tingling
- Problems moving a limb
You need to get medical care right away for any fracture. An x-ray can tell if your bone is broken. You may need to wear a cast or splint. Sometimes you need surgery to put in plates, pins or screws to keep the bone in place.
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ICD-9 Footnotes
General Equivalence Map Definitions
The ICD-9 and ICD-10 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.
- Approximate Flag - The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.
- No Map Flag - The no map flag indicates that a code in the source system is not linked to any code in the target system.
- Combination Flag - The combination flag indicates that more than one code in the target system is required to satisfy the full equivalent meaning of a code in the source system.