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S79.002A

Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where S79.002A sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. S79 Other and unspecified injuries of hip and thigh
  2. S79.0 Physeal fracture of upper end of femur
  3. S79.00 Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of femur
  4. S79.002 Parent Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of left femur
  5. S79.002A This code Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture

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.

Excludes1

apophyseal fracture of upper end of femur ( S72.13- )

Inherited from S79.0 — Physeal fracture of upper end of femur

Excludes1

nontraumatic slipped upper femoral epiphysis ( M93.0- )

Inherited from S79.0 — Physeal fracture of upper end of femur

7th Character

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

Inherited from S79 — Other and unspecified injuries of hip and thigh

7th Character

A - initial encounter for closed fracture

Inherited from S79 — Other and unspecified injuries of hip and thigh

7th Character

D - subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing

Inherited from S79 — Other and unspecified injuries of hip and thigh

7th Character

G - subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing

Inherited from S79 — Other and unspecified injuries of hip and thigh

7th Character

K - subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion

Inherited from S79 — Other and unspecified injuries of hip and thigh

7th Character

P - subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion

Inherited from S79 — Other and unspecified injuries of hip and thigh

7th Character

S - sequela

Inherited from S79 — Other and unspecified injuries of hip and thigh

Version History

How S79.002A appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture

Related Codes

Other codes under S79.002

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

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