S89
S89: Other and unspecified injuries of lower leg
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMunspecified
S89 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other and unspecified injuries of lower leg. 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 S89.0, S89.1, S89.2, and S89.3
- 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
Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist
The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.
- other and unspecified injuries of ankle and foot (S99.-)
Notes
Additional guidance from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.
- A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
Other codes that can never be billed with S89
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- S82.5Fracture of medial malleolus
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 S89
6 child codes. Green means billable.