S49.119P Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Built from S49.119 with 7th character P (subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion).

Applies from S49 Other and unspecified injuries of shoulder and upper arm

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategories S49.0 and S49.1

7th character required

• A — initial encounter for closed 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

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Unspecified code (laterality): Unspecified codes for which a more specific code identifying laterality (right, left, bilateral) exists within the same code family.

Code annotations containing back-references to S49.119P

Back-references to S49.1

• Type 2 Excludes: S42.3 Fracture of shaft of humerus ("physeal fractures of lower end of humerus (S49.1-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: S42.4 Fracture of lower end of humerus ("physeal fracture of lower end of humerus (S49.1-)")

Nearby codes

• S49.119 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, unspecified arm
• S49.119A Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, unspecified arm, initial encounter for closed fracture
• S49.119D Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
• S49.119G Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
• S49.119K Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
• S49.119P Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion (this code)
• S49.119S Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, unspecified arm, sequela
• S49.12 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of humerus
• S49.121 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, right arm
• S49.121A Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, right arm, initial encounter for closed fracture
• S49.121D Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, right arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing