S59.2
Physeal fracture of lower end of radius
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where S59.2 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- S59 Parent Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearm
- S59.2 This code Physeal fracture of lower end of radius
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 S59.0, S59.1, and S59.2
Inherited from S59 — Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearm
7th Character
A - initial encounter for closed fracture
Inherited from S59 — Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearm
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
Inherited from S59 — Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearm
7th Character
G - subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
Inherited from S59 — Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearm
7th Character
K - subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
Inherited from S59 — Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearm
7th Character
P - subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
Inherited from S59 — Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearm
More Specific Codes
6 codes under S59.2
- S59.20 Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of radius Has subcodes
- S59.21 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of radius Has subcodes
- S59.22 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of radius Has subcodes
- S59.23 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of radius Has subcodes
- S59.24 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of radius Has subcodes
- S59.29 Other physeal fracture of lower end of radius Has subcodes
Version History
How S59.2 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentPhyseal fracture of lower end of radius
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedPhyseal fracture of lower end of radius
Related Codes
Other codes under S59
Codes whose official notes reference S59.2
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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