S89 Non-Billable Code

Other and unspecified injuries of lower leg

Chapter Classification

Chapter 19 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Section Detail

S80-S89 Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89)

Coding Guidelines & Notes

excludes2

other and unspecified injuries of ankle and foot (S99.-)

sevenChrDef

{'char': 'A', 'text': 'initial encounter for closed fracture'}
{'char': 'D', 'text': 'subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing'}
{'char': 'G', 'text': 'subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing'}
{'char': 'K', 'text': 'subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion'}
{'char': 'P', 'text': 'subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion'}
{'char': 'S', 'text': 'sequela'}

sevenChrNote

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategories S89.0, S89.1, S89.2, and S89.3

More Specific Diagnosis Codes

This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.

S89.0 - Physeal fracture of upper end of tibia
S89.1 - Physeal fracture of lower end of tibia
S89.2 - Physeal fracture of upper end of fibula
S89.3 - Physeal fracture of lower end of fibula
S89.8 - Other specified injuries of lower leg
S89.9 - Unspecified injury of lower leg

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