Code
Hierarchy
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S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
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S70-S79 Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79)
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S79 Other and unspecified injuries of hip and thigh
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S79.0 Physeal fracture of upper end of femur
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S79.00 Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of femur
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S79.009 Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified femur
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S79.009A initial encounter for closed fracture
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S79.009D subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
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S79.009G subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
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S79.009K subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
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S79.009P subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
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S79.009S sequela
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Long Title
S79.009A
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Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified femur initial encounter for closed fracture
Notes
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A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
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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
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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.