S79.0 Physeal fracture of upper end of femur

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Excludes1 (never code together)

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

Applies from S79 Other and unspecified injuries of hip and thigh

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategories S79.0 and S79.1

Notes

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

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

Codes under S79.0

• S79.00 Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of femur
• S79.01 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of femur
• S79.09 Other physeal fracture of upper end of femur

Code annotations containing back-references to S79.0

Back-references to S79.0

• Type 2 Excludes: S72.0 Fracture of head and neck of femur ("physeal fracture of upper end of femur (S79.0-)")

Nearby codes

• S79 Other and unspecified injuries of hip and thigh
• S79.0 Physeal fracture of upper end of femur (this code)
• S79.00 Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of femur
• S79.001 Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of right femur
• S79.001A Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
• S79.001D Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of right femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
• S79.001G Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of right femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing