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S59.042P

Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion

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 Slater-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
  2. FY2011 Draft description revised draft Slater-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion

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
S59.042A Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, left arm, initial encounter for closed fracture Valid
S59.042D Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing Valid
S59.042G Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing Valid
S59.042K Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion Valid
S59.042S Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, left arm, sequela Valid