Refining the Search for ICD-10 Codes With Modifiers

Certain ICD-10 codes (e.g., “Fracture acetabulum-closed”) have modifiers associated with them. When the modifiers are associated with the ICD-10 code, the system pops up a screen to enable the user to drill down the search to select the specific problem. The following screen illustrates how you can refine your search to record the specific problem. You can try different combinations from these columns: Encounter type, Fracture healing, Fracture type, and Laterality; the succeeding list of ICD-10 codes will be modified accordingly to enable you to search the specific problem.