ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S40-S49 › S49.139 Salter-Harris Type III physeal... › S49.139K
Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2007 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.
- FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Salter Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
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FY2017
Description revised
Salter Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunionSalter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from S49 Other and unspecified injuries of shoulder and upper arm
Seventh character required
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategories S49.0 and S49.1
Inherited from the S40-S49 section Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm (S40-S49)
Excludes2 - not included here
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- injuries of elbow (S50-S59)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
Includes
- injuries of axilla
- injuries of scapular region
How CDC's index refers to this code
Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.
- Fracture, traumatic > humerus > distal end
- Fracture, traumatic > supracondylar, elbow
- Fracture, traumatic > humerus > intercondylar
- Fracture, traumatic > humerus > supracondylar
- Fracture, traumatic > humerus > articular process
- Fracture, traumatic > humerus > epiphysis > lower
- Fracture, traumatic > humerus > lower end > supracondylar > with intercondylar fracture
- Fracture, traumatic > humerus > lower end > physeal > Salter-Harris > Type III
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S49.139A | Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, unspecified arm, initial encounter for closed fracture | Valid |
| S49.139D | Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | Valid |
| S49.139G | Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | Valid |
| S49.139P | Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion | Valid |
| S49.139S | Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, unspecified arm, sequela | Valid |