M96.63Fracture of radius or ulna following insertion of orthopedic implant, joint prosthesis, or bone plate

M96.63 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for fracture of radius or ulna following insertion of orthopedic implant, joint prosthesis, or bone plate. It belongs to category M96 (intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified), block M96 (intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified) and chapter 13 (diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 3 subcodes must be used instead.

Within M96.6 (fracture of bone following insertion of orthopedic implant, joint prosthesis, or bone plate), M96.63 is specifically for fracture of radius or ulna following insertion of orthopedic implant, joint prosthesis, or bone plate. Related codes cover humerus following insertion of orthopedic implant, joint prosthesis, or bone plate (M96.62), pelvis following insertion of orthopedic implant, joint prosthesis, or bone plate (M96.65), femur following insertion of orthopedic implant, joint prosthesis, or bone plate (M96.66), tibia or fibula following insertion of orthopedic implant, joint prosthesis, or bone plate (M96.67) and other bone following insertion of orthopedic implant, joint prosthesis, or bone plate (M96.69).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: M96.631 (right arm), M96.632 (left arm) and M96.639 (unspecified arm).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.