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S99.042K

Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of left calcaneus, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2017 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2017 to now.

  1. FY2017 Added to the code set Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of left calcaneus, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion

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 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
S99.042A Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of left calcaneus, initial encounter for closed fracture Valid
S99.042B Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of left calcaneus, initial encounter for open fracture Valid
S99.042D Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of left calcaneus, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing Valid
S99.042G Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of left calcaneus, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing Valid
S99.042P Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of left calcaneus, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion Valid
S99.042S Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of left calcaneus, sequela Valid