S79.129

Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified femur

Requires 7th character

S79.129 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.

Inclusion terms

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

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

birth trauma (P10-P15) (from S79)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from S79)
burns and corrosions (T20-T32) (from S79)
frostbite (T33-T34) (from S79)
snake bite (T63.0-) (from S79)
venomous insect bite or sting (T63.4-) (from S79)

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

This code requires a 7th character (defined at S79). 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

S79.12Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of femurNeeds 7th char

S79.129ASalter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified femur, initial encounter for closed fractureBillable
S79.129DSalter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healingBillable
S79.129GSalter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healingBillable
S79.129KSalter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunionBillable
S79.129PSalter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunionBillable
S79.129SSalter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified femur, sequelaBillable

S79.121Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of right femurNeeds 7th char
S79.122Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of left femurNeeds 7th char