ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S50-S59 › S59.221 Salter-Harris Type II physeal... › S59.221S
Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of radius, right arm, sequela
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 II physeal fracture of lower end of radius, right 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.
- Fracture, traumatic > radius > distal end
- Fracture, traumatic > radius > lower end > physeal > Salter-Harris > Type II
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S59.221A | Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of radius, right arm, initial encounter for closed fracture | Valid |
| S59.221D | Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of radius, right arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | Valid |
| S59.221G | Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of radius, right arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | Valid |
| S59.221K | Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of radius, right arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion | Valid |
| S59.221P | Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of radius, right arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion | Valid |