S89 — Other and unspecified injuries of lower leg
Part of Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes , block Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89) .
Official Notes
Note
A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
Excludes2
other and unspecified injuries of ankle and foot ( S99 .-)
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategories S89.0, S89.1, S89.2, and S89.3
7th Character
A - initial encounter for closed fracture
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
7th Character
G - subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
7th Character
K - subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
7th Character
P - subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
7th Character
S - sequela
Child Codes
- S89.0 Physeal fracture of upper end of tibia Has subcodes
- S89.1 Physeal fracture of lower end of tibia Has subcodes
- S89.2 Physeal fracture of upper end of fibula Has subcodes
- S89.3 Physeal fracture of lower end of fibula Has subcodes
- S89.8 Other specified injuries of lower leg Has subcodes
- S89.9 Unspecified injury of lower leg Has subcodes
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