S89.049A
S89.049A: Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
S89.049A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for salter-harris type iv physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S89.049A with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "A": initial encounter for closed fracture
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 S89.049
- S89.049DSalter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S89.049GSalter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S89.049KSalter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S89.049PSalter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S89.049SSalter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified tibia, sequela