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S99.221

Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of phalanx of right toe

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:

  • S99.221A Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of phalanx of right toe, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • S99.221B Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of phalanx of right toe, initial encounter for open fracture
  • S99.221D Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of phalanx of right toe, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
  • S99.221G Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of phalanx of right toe, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
  • S99.221K Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of phalanx of right toe, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
  • S99.221P Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of phalanx of right toe, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
  • S99.221S Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of phalanx of right toe, sequela

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 II physeal fracture of phalanx of right toe

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
S99.222 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of phalanx of left toe Not billable
S99.229 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of phalanx of unspecified toe Not billable