S89.029K
S89.029K: Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
S89.029K is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for salter-harris type ii physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S89.029K 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 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
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 S89.029
- S89.029ASalter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S89.029DSalter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S89.029GSalter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S89.029PSalter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S89.029SSalter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified tibia, sequela