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Kodex

S89.012A

initial encounter for closed fracture

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Hierarchy

  • S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
    • S80-S89 Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89)
      • S89 Other and unspecified injuries of lower leg
        • S89.0 Physeal fracture of upper end of tibia
          • S89.01 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of tibia
            • S89.012 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of left tibia
              • S89.012A initial encounter for closed fracture
              • S89.012D subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
              • S89.012G subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
              • S89.012K subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
              • S89.012P subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
              • S89.012S sequela

Long Title

S89.012A

  • Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of left tibia initial encounter for closed fracture

Notes

S89

  • A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed

S00-T88

  • 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

S00-T88

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

Excludes 1

S00-T88

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

Excludes 2

S89

  • S99 Other and unspecified injuries of ankle and foot

S80-S89

  • T20-T32 Burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • T33-T34 Frostbite (T33-T34)
  • injuries of ankle and foot, except fracture of ankle and malleolus (S90-S99)
    • S90-S99 Injuries to the ankle and foot (S90-S99)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
    • T63.4 Toxic effect of venom of other arthropods