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S79.131A

Sltr-haris Type III physeal fx lower end of r femur, init

Instruction Source: S79.131A

Sltr-haris Type III physeal fx lower end of r femur, init

Instruction Source: S79.131

Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of right femur

Instruction Source: S79.13

Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of femur

Instruction Source: S79.1

Physeal fracture of lower end of femur

Instruction Source: S79

Other and unspecified injuries of hip and thigh

Clinical Notes

  • A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
Instruction Source: S70-S79

Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79)

Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • snake bite (T63.0-)
  • venomous insect bite or sting (T63.4-)
Instruction Source: S00-T88

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)

  • birth trauma (P10-P15)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Clinical 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
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