S79.141
S79.141: Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of right femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S79.141 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for salter-harris type iv physeal fracture of lower end of right 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
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 S79.141
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- S79.141ASalter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S79.141DSalter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S79.141GSalter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S79.141KSalter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S79.141PSalter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S79.141SSalter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of right femur, sequela