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F100A — Open reduction of hip fracture – screws, plate or locked nail

Hip fracture fixation

Bill F100 for open reduction of a femoral neck, pertrochanteric, intertrochanteric or trochanteric fracture with screws, plate or a locked nail.

Watch for: If after-care is handed over, claim 80% of the fee; arthrotomy or loose-body removal is included.

Code

F100A

Description

Open reduction of hip fracture – screws, plate or locked nail

FHO+ basket

Not in the FHO+ base rate basket (Schedule 2 or 2B).

Effective date

Apr 1, 2026

Termination date

No end date

Explanation

Updated October 26, 2026

Open reduction and fixation of a femoral neck, pertrochanteric, intertrochanteric or trochanteric fracture with screws, plate or a locked nail.

What it covers

F100 is open reduction of a femoral neck, pertrochanteric, intertrochanteric or trochanteric fracture using cannulated screws, pin/plate and screws, or intramedullary fixation with proximal and distal locking screws (N39).

Open reduction means treatment by closed intramedullary fixation or by an operation that exposes the fracture, and includes fixation by internal or external devices (N1). Open reduction of a hip fracture includes arthrotomy and/or removal of loose bodies if performed (N40).

Billing rules

• The major pre-operative visit (the consultation or assessment where you decide to operate) may be billed in addition (N1, SP2).
• Multiple fractures or dislocations: the major one is paid at 100% and the others at 85% (N1).
• Repeat reductions of the same fracture: bill the full fee for the final reduction; earlier reductions by the same surgeon are claimed at 85% (N2).
• If you hand the patient over for after-care, the surgeon who did an open reduction claims 80% of the listed fee (N2).
• Non-elective surgery started in the evening, at night, or on a weekend or holiday can add E409 (+50%) or E410 (+75%) (GP104, SP2).
• F100 is on the list of procedures that can take the E676 morbidly obese patient premium when BMI is over 40 and the other conditions are met (SP6).
• Removal of internal fixation more than 30 days after insertion is billed separately (R267/R268) (N1, N3).

Often billed with

• E409 or E410 after-hours premium for non-elective surgery (GP104).
• E676A morbidly obese patient premium, surgeon (+25%) (SP6).
• E556 extensive debridement of a compound fracture, +50% to the reduction fee (N4).

Related codes: F101, D043, R628, R267, E676, E556

Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), Musculoskeletal System Surgical Procedures, Pelvis and Hip, page N39.

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