ICD-10 diagnosis code
M96.6 Fracture of bone following insertion of orthopaedic implant, joint prosthesis, or bone plate
M96.6 is the ICD-10 code for Fracture of bone following insertion of orthopaedic implant, joint prosthesis, or bone plate. It is a four-character subcategory of M96 (Postprocedural musculoskeletal disorders, not elsewhere classified), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block M95–M99 (Other disorders of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue) in Chapter XIII, Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XIII · M00–M99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What M96.6 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- complication of internal orthopaedic devices, implants or grafts T84.-
M96.6 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
M96.6Fraktur efter insättning av ortopediskt implantat, ledprotes eller benspång
- M96.6AFraktur efter implantatkirurgi i halsryggen
- M96.6BFraktur efter implantatkirurgi i axelled/överarm
- M96.6CFraktur efter implantatkirurgi i armbåge/underarm
- M96.6DFraktur efter implantatkirurgi i handled/hand
- M96.6EFraktur efter implantatkirurgi i bäckenet
- M96.6FFraktur efter implantatkirurgi i höftled/lårben
- M96.6GFraktur efter implantatkirurgi i knäled/underben
- M96.6HFraktur efter implantatkirurgi i fotled/fot
- and 2 more national subcodes
M96.6Benbrudd etter innsetting av ortopedisk implantat, leddprotese eller benplate
- M96.60Benbrudd etter innsetting av ortopedisk implantat, leddprotese eller benplate i flere lokalisasjoner
- M96.61Benbrudd etter innsetting av ortopedisk implantat, leddprotese eller benplate i skulderregion
- M96.62Benbrudd etter innsetting av ortopedisk implantat, leddprotese eller benplate i overarm
- M96.63Benbrudd etter innsetting av ortopedisk implantat, leddprotese eller benplate i underarm
- M96.64Benbrudd etter innsetting av ortopedisk implantat, leddprotese eller benplate i hånd
- M96.65Benbrudd etter innsetting av ortopedisk implantat, leddprotese eller benplate i bekkenregion og lår
- M96.66Benbrudd etter innsetting av ortopedisk implantat, leddprotese eller benplate i legg
- M96.67Benbrudd etter innsetting av ortopedisk implantat, leddprotese eller benplate i ankel og fot
- and 2 more national subcodes
DM966Fraktur efter indsættelse af ortopædisk implantat
M96.6Ortopedisen istutteen, nivelproteesin tai kiinnityslevyn asettamisen jälkeinen luunmurtuma
M96.6Knochenfraktur nach Einsetzen eines orthopädischen Implantates, einer Gelenkprothese oder einer Knochenplatte
M96.6Fracture osseuse après mise en place d'un implant, d'une prothèse articulaire ou
M96.6botfractuur na aanbrengen van orthopedisch implantaat, gewrichtsprothese,
Listed through more specific codes:
- M96.65Fracture of pelvis following insertion of orthopedic implant, joint prosthesis, or bone plate
- M96.69Fracture of other bone following insertion of orthopedic implant, joint prosthesis, or bone plate
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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