S59.022
S59.022: Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, left arm
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S59.022 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for salter-harris type ii physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, left arm. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategories S59.0, S59.1, and S59.2
- 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
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead S59.022
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- S59.022ASalter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, left arm, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S59.022DSalter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S59.022GSalter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S59.022KSalter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S59.022PSalter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S59.022SSalter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, left arm, sequela