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S59.231

Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of radius, right arm

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 6 more specific codes instead:

  • S59.231A Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of radius, right arm, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • S59.231D Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of radius, right arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
  • S59.231G Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of radius, right arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
  • S59.231K Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of radius, right arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
  • S59.231P Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of radius, right arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
  • S59.231S Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of radius, right arm, sequela

This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 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. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of radius, right arm

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
S59.232 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of radius, left arm Not billable
S59.239 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of radius, unspecified arm Not billable