S79.001P Unsp physeal fx upper end of r femur, subs for fx w malunion
Instructional Notes:
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S79.001P
Description: Unsp physeal fx upper end of r femur, subs for fx w malunion
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S79.001
Description: Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of right femur
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S79.00
Description: Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of femur
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S79.0
Description: Physeal fracture of upper end of femur
Exclude1:- apophyseal fracture of upper end of femur (S72.13-)
- nontraumatic slipped upper femoral epiphysis (M93.0-)
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S79
Description: Other and unspecified injuries of hip and thigh
Notes:- A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
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S70-S79
Description: Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79)
Exclude2:- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- snake bite (T63.0-)
- venomous insect bite or sting (T63.4-)
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S00-T88
Description: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Exclude2:- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)