S89.03
S89.03 — Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of upper end of tibia
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S89.03 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for salter-harris type iii physeal fracture of upper end of tibia. 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
Risk adjustment
S89.03 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead S89.03
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S89.0. If S89.03 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S89.00Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of tibia
- S89.01Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of tibia
- S89.02Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of upper end of tibia
- S89.04Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of upper end of tibia
- S89.09Other physeal fracture of upper end of tibia
Questions about S89.03
- Is S89.03 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S89.03 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S89.03 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89).