S79.192
S79.192: Other physeal fracture of lower end of left femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S79.192 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other physeal fracture of lower end of left 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 S79.192
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- S79.192AOther physeal fracture of lower end of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S79.192DOther physeal fracture of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S79.192GOther physeal fracture of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S79.192KOther physeal fracture of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S79.192POther physeal fracture of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S79.192SOther physeal fracture of lower end of left femur, sequela