S79.01
S79.01: Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S79.01 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for salter-harris type i physeal fracture of upper end of femur. 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 S79.0 and S79.1
- 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
Excludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis (nontraumatic) (M93.02-)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Acute on chronic slipped capital femoral epiphysis (traumatic)
- Acute slipped capital femoral epiphysis (traumatic)
- Capital femoral epiphyseal fracture
Other codes that can never be billed with S79.01
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- S72.02Fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of femur
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 S79.01
3 child codes. Green means billable.