S59.039A
S59.039A: Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, unspecified arm, initial encounter for closed fracture
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMunspecified
S59.039A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for salter-harris type iii physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, unspecified arm, initial encounter for closed fracture. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S59.039A with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "A": initial encounter for closed fracture
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.
Other codes under S59.039
- S59.039DSalter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S59.039GSalter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S59.039KSalter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S59.039PSalter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S59.039SSalter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, unspecified arm, sequela