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S79.001P

subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion

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Hierarchy

  • S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
    • S70-S79 Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79)
      • S79 Other and unspecified injuries of hip and thigh
        • S79.0 Physeal fracture of upper end of femur
          • S79.00 Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of femur
            • S79.001 Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of right femur
              • S79.001A initial encounter for closed fracture
              • S79.001D subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
              • S79.001G subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
              • S79.001K subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
              • S79.001P subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
              • S79.001S sequela

Long Title

S79.001P

  • Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of right femur subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion

Notes

S79

  • A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed

S00-T88

  • Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
  • The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Use Additional

S00-T88

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
    • Z18 Retained foreign body fragments

Excludes 1

S79.0

  • apophyseal fracture of upper end of femur (S72.13-)
    • S72.13 Apophyseal fracture of femur
  • nontraumatic slipped upper femoral epiphysis (M93.0-)
    • M93.0 Slipped upper femoral epiphysis (nontraumatic)

S00-T88

  • P10-P15 Birth trauma (P10-P15)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes 2

S70-S79

  • T20-T32 Burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • T33-T34 Frostbite (T33-T34)
  • snake bite (T63.0-)
    • T63.0 Toxic effect of snake venom
  • venomous insect bite or sting (T63.4-)
    • T63.4 Toxic effect of venom of other arthropods