Is S89.132A a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. S89.132A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does S89.132A 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).

What cannot be coded together with S89.132A?

S89.132A carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above S89.132A (S89.13) and apply to it just the same.

S89.132A

S89.132A — Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of left tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMleft

S89.132A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for salter-harris type iii physeal fracture of lower end of left tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture. It is valid for submission on a claim.

7th 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

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S89.132A

These are not written on S89.132A, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing S89.132A with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on S89.13 — Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of tibia

fracture of medial malleolus (adult) (S82.5-)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S89.132A

Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of S89.132A, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.

Written on S89 — Other and unspecified injuries of lower leg

other and unspecified injuries of ankle and foot (S99.-)

Risk adjustment

S89.132A 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.

Medicare coverage

S89.132A is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies — 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

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Code history

S89.132A has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share S89.132. If S89.132A is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about S89.132A

Is S89.132A a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. S89.132A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does S89.132A 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).
What cannot be coded together with S89.132A?: S89.132A carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above S89.132A (S89.13) and apply to it just the same.