S99.149
S99.149: Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of unspecified metatarsal
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S99.149 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for salter-harris type iv physeal fracture of unspecified metatarsal. 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 S99.1
- 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.
Code to one of these instead S99.149
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- S99.149ASalter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of unspecified metatarsal, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S99.149BSalter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of unspecified metatarsal, initial encounter for open fracture
- S99.149DSalter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of unspecified metatarsal, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S99.149GSalter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of unspecified metatarsal, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S99.149KSalter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of unspecified metatarsal, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S99.149PSalter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of unspecified metatarsal, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S99.149SSalter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of unspecified metatarsal, sequela