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S92.909

Unspecified fracture of unspecified foot

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 7 more specific codes instead:

  • S92.909A Unspecified fracture of unspecified foot, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • S92.909B Unspecified fracture of unspecified foot, initial encounter for open fracture
  • S92.909D Unspecified fracture of unspecified foot, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
  • S92.909G Unspecified fracture of unspecified foot, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
  • S92.909K Unspecified fracture of unspecified foot, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
  • S92.909P Unspecified fracture of unspecified foot, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
  • S92.909S Unspecified fracture of unspecified foot, 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 Unspecified fracture of unspecified foot

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 S92 Fracture of foot and toe, except ankle

Seventh character required

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S92

Excludes2 - not included here

  • fracture of ankle (S82.-)
  • fracture of malleolus (S82.-)
  • traumatic amputation of ankle and foot (S98.-)

Note

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

Inherited from the S90-S99 section Injuries to the ankle and foot (S90-S99)

Excludes2 - not included here

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • fracture of ankle and malleolus (S82.-)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • 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
S92.901 Unspecified fracture of right foot Not billable
S92.902 Unspecified fracture of left foot Not billable