Kodex

Section

S59.212

Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of radius, left arm

Hierarchy

S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- S50-S59 Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59)
  - S59 Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearm
    - S59.2 Physeal fracture of lower end of radius
      - S59.21 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of radius
        
        S59.212 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of radius, left arm
        
        S59.212A initial encounter for closed fracture
        
        S59.212D subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
        
        S59.212G subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
        
        S59.212K subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
        
        S59.212P subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
        
        S59.212S sequela

Notes

Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Use Additional

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
- Z18 Retained foreign body fragments

Excludes 1

P10-P15 Birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes 2

other and unspecified injuries of wrist and hand (S69.-)
- S69 Other and unspecified injuries of wrist, hand and finger(s)

T20-T32 Burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
T33-T34 Frostbite (T33-T34)
injuries of wrist and hand (S60-S69)
- S60-S69 Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers (S60-S69)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
- T63.4 Toxic effect of venom of other arthropods