Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of unspecified calcaneus

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, FY2017 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 7 more specific codes instead:

S99.049A Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of unspecified calcaneus, initial encounter for closed fracture
S99.049B Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of unspecified calcaneus, initial encounter for open fracture
S99.049D Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of unspecified calcaneus, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
S99.049G Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of unspecified calcaneus, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
S99.049K Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of unspecified calcaneus, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
S99.049P Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of unspecified calcaneus, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
S99.049S Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of unspecified calcaneus, sequela

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2017 to now.

FY2017 Added to the code set Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of unspecified calcaneus

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.

Fracture, traumatic > tarsal bone > calcaneus > physeal > Salter-Harris > Type IV

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
S99.041	Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of right calcaneus	Not billable
S99.042	Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of left calcaneus	Not billable