S99.002
S99.002 — Unspecified physeal fracture of left calcaneus
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S99.002 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified physeal fracture of left calcaneus. 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 S99.0
- A
- initial encounter for closed fracture
- B
- initial encounter for open 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
S99.002 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 S99.002
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- S99.002AUnspecified physeal fracture of left calcaneus, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S99.002BUnspecified physeal fracture of left calcaneus, initial encounter for open fracture
- S99.002DUnspecified physeal fracture of left calcaneus, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S99.002GUnspecified physeal fracture of left calcaneus, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S99.002KUnspecified physeal fracture of left calcaneus, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S99.002PUnspecified physeal fracture of left calcaneus, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S99.002SUnspecified physeal fracture of left calcaneus, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S99.00. If S99.002 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S99.002
- Is S99.002 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S99.002 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S99.002 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the ankle and foot (S90-S99).