S79.1
Physeal fracture of lower end of femur
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where S79.1 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- S79 Parent Other and unspecified injuries of hip and thigh
- S79.1 This code Physeal fracture of lower end of femur
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 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
More Specific Codes
6 codes under S79.1
- S79.10 Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of femur Has subcodes
- S79.11 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of femur Has subcodes
- S79.12 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of femur Has subcodes
- S79.13 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of femur Has subcodes
- S79.14 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of femur Has subcodes
- S79.19 Other physeal fracture of lower end of femur Has subcodes
Version History
How S79.1 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentPhyseal fracture of lower end of femur
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedPhyseal fracture of lower end of femur
Related Codes
Other codes under S79
Codes whose official notes reference S79.1
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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