S79.109K
S79.109K: Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
S79.109K is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S79.109K with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "K": subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
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
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 S79.109
- S79.109AUnspecified physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S79.109DUnspecified physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S79.109GUnspecified physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S79.109PUnspecified physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S79.109SUnspecified physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified femur, sequela