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S59.029S

Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, unspecified arm, sequela

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.

  1. FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, unspecified arm, sequela

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.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
S59.029A Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, unspecified arm, initial encounter for closed fracture Valid
S59.029D Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing Valid
S59.029G Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing Valid
S59.029K Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion Valid
S59.029P Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion Valid