Is S79.012D a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. S79.012D is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does S79.012D sit in the tabular list?

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79).

What cannot be coded together with S79.012D?

S79.012D carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above S79.012D (S79.01, S79.0) and apply to it just the same.

S79.012D

S79.012D — Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of left femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing

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S79.012D is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for salter-harris type i physeal fracture of upper end of left femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing. It is valid for submission on a claim.

7th character "D" — subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing

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 inherited from the categories above S79.012D

These are not written on S79.012D, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing S79.012D with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on S79.01 — Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of femur

chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis (nontraumatic) (M93.02-)

Written on S79.0 — Physeal fracture of upper end of femur

apophyseal fracture of upper end of femur (S72.13-)
nontraumatic slipped upper femoral epiphysis (M93.0-)

Risk adjustment

S79.012D does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

S79.012D is named in 10 Medicare coverage policies — 10 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

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Code history

S79.012D has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share S79.012. If S79.012D is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about S79.012D

Is S79.012D a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. S79.012D is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does S79.012D sit in the tabular list?: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79).
What cannot be coded together with S79.012D?: S79.012D carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above S79.012D (S79.01, S79.0) and apply to it just the same.