Comminuted Fractures. Apart from all the previous fractures additional type of fractures is comminuted fracture. It is specific since it consists of multiple bone fragments. The fracture can be classified as comminuted only if a fracture consists of at least three fragments.
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, or DSM-5, is used to diagnose mental disorder. Learn more about the history of the DSM and how it is used. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, or DSM-5, is used to diagnose mental disorder. Learn more about the history of the DSM and how it is used.
ICD-10 should not be used until 10/1/15, but DSM-5 is in effect now. Here's the thing to keep in mind: DSM is only a guide to picking the right ICD diagnosis codes. While we are used to thinking of them as separate codes - or using terms like DSM-IV codes, there are only 2 diagnosis code sets: ICD-9 and ICD-10.