S99.091
S99.091 — Other physeal fracture of right calcaneus
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S99.091 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other physeal fracture of right 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
S99.091 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 S99.091
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- S99.091AOther physeal fracture of right calcaneus, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S99.091BOther physeal fracture of right calcaneus, initial encounter for open fracture
- S99.091DOther physeal fracture of right calcaneus, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S99.091GOther physeal fracture of right calcaneus, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S99.091KOther physeal fracture of right calcaneus, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S99.091POther physeal fracture of right calcaneus, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S99.091SOther physeal fracture of right calcaneus, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S99.09. If S99.091 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S99.091
- Is S99.091 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S99.091 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S99.091 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).