Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of right metatarsal

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:

S99.111A Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of right metatarsal, initial encounter for closed fracture
S99.111B Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of right metatarsal, initial encounter for open fracture
S99.111D Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of right metatarsal, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
S99.111G Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of right metatarsal, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
S99.111K Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of right metatarsal, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
S99.111P Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of right metatarsal, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
S99.111S Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of right metatarsal, 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 I physeal fracture of right metatarsal

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 > metatarsal bone > physeal > Salter-Harris > Type I

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
S99.112	Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of left metatarsal	Not billable
S99.119	Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of unspecified metatarsal	Not billable