S99.139A
S99.139A: Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of unspecified metatarsal, initial encounter for closed fracture
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
S99.139A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for salter-harris type iii physeal fracture of unspecified metatarsal, initial encounter for closed fracture. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S99.139A 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 S99.1
- 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
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 S99.139
- S99.139BSalter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of unspecified metatarsal, initial encounter for open fracture
- S99.139DSalter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of unspecified metatarsal, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S99.139GSalter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of unspecified metatarsal, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S99.139KSalter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of unspecified metatarsal, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S99.139PSalter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of unspecified metatarsal, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S99.139SSalter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of unspecified metatarsal, sequela