S89

Other and unspecified injuries of lower leg

Requires 7th character

S89 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.

Inclusion terms

Includes

  • 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

Excludes2

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

  • birth trauma (P10-P15)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • injuries of ankle and foot, except fracture of ankle and malleolus (S90-S99)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
  • other and unspecified injuries of ankle and foot (S99.-)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

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

7th character

This code requires a 7th character. Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.

CharacterMeaning
Ainitial encounter for closed fracture
Dsubsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
Gsubsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
Ksubsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
Psubsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
Ssequela

More specific codes S89

  • S89.0Physeal fracture of upper end of tibiaNeeds 7th char
  • S89.1Physeal fracture of lower end of tibiaNeeds 7th char
  • S89.2Physeal fracture of upper end of fibulaNeeds 7th char
  • S89.3Physeal fracture of lower end of fibulaNeeds 7th char
  • S89.8Other specified injuries of lower legNeeds 7th char
  • S89.9Unspecified injury of lower legNeeds 7th char

Related codes

  • S80Superficial injury of knee and lower legNeeds 7th char
  • S81Open wound of knee and lower legNeeds 7th char
  • S82Fracture of lower leg, including ankleNeeds 7th char
  • S83Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of kneeNeeds 7th char
  • S84Injury of nerves at lower leg levelNeeds 7th char
  • S85Injury of blood vessels at lower leg levelNeeds 7th char
  • S86Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at lower leg levelNeeds 7th char
  • S87Crushing injury of lower legNeeds 7th char
  • S88Traumatic amputation of lower legNeeds 7th char

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