Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of upper end of radius, right arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
Billable / specificPOA exempt
S59.121D is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from S59)
- Note: 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
- Note: 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.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- birth trauma (P10-P15) (from S59)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from S59)
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32) (from S59)
- frostbite (T33-T34) (from S59)
- injuries of wrist and hand (S60-S69) (from S59)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4) (from S59)
- other and unspecified injuries of wrist and hand (S69.-) (from S59)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
7th character
The 7th character values that apply to this code (defined at S59). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.
| Character | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A | initial encounter for closed fracture |
| D | subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing |
| G | subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing |
| K | subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion |
| P | subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion |
| S | sequela |
Parent code
- S59.121Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of upper end of radius, right armNeeds 7th char
Related codes
- S59.121ASalter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of upper end of radius, right arm, initial encounter for closed fractureBillable
- S59.121GSalter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of upper end of radius, right arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healingBillable
- S59.121KSalter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of upper end of radius, right arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunionBillable
- S59.121PSalter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of upper end of radius, right arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunionBillable
- S59.121SSalter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of upper end of radius, right arm, sequelaBillable