S79.01 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of femur

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applicable to

• Acute on chronic slipped capital femoral epiphysis (traumatic)
• Acute slipped capital femoral epiphysis (traumatic)
• Capital femoral epiphyseal fracture

Excludes1 (never code together)

• chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis (nontraumatic) (M93.02-)

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

Applies from S79.0 Physeal fracture of upper end of femur

Excludes1 (never code together)

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

Codes under S79.01

• S79.011 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of right femur
• S79.012 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of left femur
• S79.019 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified femur

Code annotations containing back-references to S79.01

Back-references to S79.01

• Type 1 Excludes: S72.02 Fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of femur ("capital femoral epiphyseal fracture (pediatric) of femur (S79.01-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: S72.02 Fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of femur ("Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of femur (S79.01-)")

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-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for S79.01

• Fracture, traumatic (abduction) (adduction) (separation) › femur, femoral › capital epiphyseal
• Fracture, traumatic (abduction) (adduction) (separation) › femur, femoral › upper end › physeal › Salter-Harris type I
• Slipped, slipping › epiphysis (traumatic) › capital femoral (traumatic) › acute (on chronic)

Nearby codes

• S79.009D Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
• S79.009G Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
• S79.009K Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
• S79.009P Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
• S79.009S Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified femur, sequela
• S79.01 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of femur (this code)
• S79.011 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of right femur
• S79.011A Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
• S79.011D Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of right femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
• S79.011G Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of right femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
• S79.011K Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of right femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion