Question

Dr. Pedric diagnosed the child with complete physeal arrest of the growth plate of the tibia, right limb, close to the child's ankle. Report this with:

1) M89.168 Other physeal arrest of lower leg
2) M89.151 Complete physeal arrest, right proximal femur
3) M89.164 Complete physeal arrest, right distal tibia
4) M89.160 Complete physeal arrest, right proximal tibia

Answer 1

The correct answer is option 3) M89.164 Complete physeal arrest, right distal tibia.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct answer is option 3) M89.164 Complete physeal arrest, right distal tibia.

The diagnosis made by Dr. Pedric refers to a complete physeal arrest of the growth plate of the tibia in the right limb, close to the child's ankle. Physeal arrest refers to the cessation of growth of the bone due to damage or injury to the growth plate.

In this case, the physeal arrest is specifically in the distal tibia, which means it is located towards the end or bottom of the tibia bone. This is represented by the code M89.164.