Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of unspecified calcaneus, initial encounter for open fracture

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.

FY2017 Added to the code set Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of unspecified calcaneus, initial encounter for open fracture

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