S89
Other and unspecified injuries of lower leg
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.
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
Note
A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
More Specific Codes
6 codes under S89
- 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
Version History
How S89 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentOther and unspecified injuries of lower leg
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedOther and unspecified injuries of lower leg
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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