A resident has a fractured wrist documented in the history and physical, but no laterality was documented. The resident has a cast on the left arm that was applied at the hospital and noted in the medical record by the nurse and therapists. Which ICD-10-CM code should be assigned? Fracture of unspecified carpal bone, right wrist, subsequent encounter 562.101 D Fracture of unspecified carpal bone, left wrist, subsequent encounter S62.102D Fracture of unspecified carpal bone, unspecified wrist, initial encounter 562.109 A Fracture of unspecified carpal bone, unspecified wrist, subsequent encounter
[Answered]: A resident has a fractured wrist documented in…
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