Kodex

Code

S89.122S

sequela

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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
    - S89.1 Physeal fracture of lower end of tibia
      - S89.12 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of tibia
        
        S89.122 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of left tibia
        
        S89.122A initial encounter for closed fracture
        
        S89.122D subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
        
        S89.122G subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
        
        S89.122K subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
        
        S89.122P subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
        
        S89.122S sequela

Long Title

S89.122S

Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of left tibia sequela

Notes

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

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

S99 Other and unspecified injuries of ankle and foot

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