S79.102S Unsp physeal fracture of lower end of left femur, sequela
Instructional Notes:
S79.102S Description: Unsp physeal fracture of lower end of left femur, sequela ↓
S79.102 Description: Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of left femur ↓
S79.10 Description: Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of femur ↓
S79.1 Description: Physeal fracture of lower end of femur ↓
S79 Description: Other and unspecified injuries of hip and thigh Notes:
A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
↓
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-)
↓
S00-T88 Description: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes Exclude2:
birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Notes:
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
Use Additional Code:
code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)