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S89.129P

Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified tibia, 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 Salter-Harris Type II lower end of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
  2. FY2011 Draft description revised draft Salter-Harris Type II lower end of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified tibia, 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 S89 Other and unspecified injuries of lower leg

Seventh character required

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategories S89.0, S89.1, S89.2, and S89.3

Excludes2 - not included here

  • other and unspecified injuries of ankle and foot (S99.-)

Note

  • A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed

Inherited from the S80-S89 section Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89)

Excludes2 - not included here

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • injuries of ankle and foot, except fracture of ankle and malleolus (S90-S99)
  • 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
S89.129A Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture Valid
S89.129D Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing Valid
S89.129G Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing Valid
S89.129K Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion Valid
S89.129S Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified tibia, sequela Valid