Question

A young boy presents to the emergency department with pain in his lower left leg after being kicked in a soccer game. The X-ray report reveals a fractured tibia and fibula. What diagnosis code(s) should the radiologist report for reading the X-ray? Do not report the external cause code.

Answer 1

Answer:

S82.202A, S82.402A

Explanation:

X-rays are high frequency electromagnetic radiation, produced from the collision of electron beams with metals. This radiation cannot be perceived by the human eye as it is beyond the maximum frequency distinguished by human vision. It is important in medicine because it makes it possible to generate diagnoses through images. The capture of these images correspond to codes that are placed on the x-ray machine and correspond to a specific part of the body, the codes that correspond to the tibia and fibula are S82.202A and S82.402A.