T84.28: Mechanical complication of internal fixation device of other bones: Other specified bones
You have experienced problems in certain places in your body due to foreign material.
In your case, bones in a certain place in your body were stabilized with plates, rods, or screws made of metal.
The foreign material has caused problems or damage in your case. The metal may no longer be in the right place, for example. The surrounding tissue may then be damaged.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Source
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