S59.149A
S59.149A: Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of upper end of radius, unspecified arm, initial encounter for closed fracture
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMunspecified
S59.149A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for salter-harris type iv physeal fracture of upper end of radius, unspecified arm, initial encounter for closed fracture. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S59.149A 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 S59.149
- S59.149DSalter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of upper end of radius, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S59.149GSalter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of upper end of radius, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S59.149KSalter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of upper end of radius, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S59.149PSalter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of upper end of radius, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S59.149SSalter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of upper end of radius, unspecified arm, sequela