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S99.229

Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of phalanx of unspecified 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:

  • S99.229A Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of phalanx of unspecified toe, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • S99.229B Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of phalanx of unspecified toe, initial encounter for open fracture
  • S99.229D Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of phalanx of unspecified toe, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
  • S99.229G Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of phalanx of unspecified toe, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
  • S99.229K Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of phalanx of unspecified toe, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
  • S99.229P Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of phalanx of unspecified toe, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
  • S99.229S Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of phalanx of unspecified 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 unspecified 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
S99.221 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of phalanx of right toe Not billable
S99.222 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of phalanx of left toe Not billable