Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, left arm, initial encounter for closed fracture

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

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 Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, left arm, initial encounter for closed fracture

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 S59 Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearm

Seventh character required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategories S59.0, S59.1, and S59.2

Excludes2 - not included here

other and unspecified injuries of wrist and hand (S69.-)

Inherited from the S50-S59 section Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59)

Excludes2 - not included here

burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
frostbite (T33-T34)
injuries of wrist and hand (S60-S69)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

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 > ulna > distal end
Fracture, traumatic > ulna > lower end > physeal

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
S59.002D	Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing	Valid
S59.002G	Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing	Valid
S59.002K	Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion	Valid
S59.002P	Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion	Valid
S59.002S	Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, left arm, sequela	Valid