Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of unspecified metatarsal, initial encounter for closed 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 I physeal fracture of unspecified metatarsal, initial encounter for closed 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 > metatarsal bone > physeal > Salter-Harris > Type I

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
S99.119B	Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of unspecified metatarsal, initial encounter for open fracture	Valid
S99.119D	Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of unspecified metatarsal, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing	Valid
S99.119G	Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of unspecified metatarsal, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing	Valid
S99.119K	Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of unspecified metatarsal, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion	Valid
S99.119P	Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of unspecified metatarsal, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion	Valid
S99.119S	Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of unspecified metatarsal, sequela	Valid