S49.13
Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of humerus
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where S49.13 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- S49 Other and unspecified injuries of shoulder and upper arm
- S49.1 Parent Physeal fracture of lower end of humerus
- S49.13 This code Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of humerus
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategories S49.0 and S49.1
Inherited from S49 — Other and unspecified injuries of shoulder and upper arm
7th Character
A - initial encounter for closed fracture
Inherited from S49 — Other and unspecified injuries of shoulder and upper arm
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
Inherited from S49 — Other and unspecified injuries of shoulder and upper arm
7th Character
G - subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
Inherited from S49 — Other and unspecified injuries of shoulder and upper arm
7th Character
K - subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
Inherited from S49 — Other and unspecified injuries of shoulder and upper arm
7th Character
P - subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
Inherited from S49 — Other and unspecified injuries of shoulder and upper arm
7th Character
S - sequela
Inherited from S49 — Other and unspecified injuries of shoulder and upper arm
More Specific Codes
3 codes under S49.13
Version History
How S49.13 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentSalter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of humerus
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedSalter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of humerus
Related Codes
Other codes under S49.1
- S49.10 Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of humerus
- S49.11 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of humerus
- S49.12 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of humerus
- S49.14 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of humerus
- S49.19 Other physeal fracture of lower end of humerus
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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