S79.01

Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of femur

Parent Code: S79.0

Specific Codes Under S79.01

Use a more specific code below for billing and documentation.

S79.011

Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of right femur

S79.012

Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of left femur

S79.019

Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified femur

Inclusion Terms

  • • Acute on chronic slipped capital femoral epiphysis (traumatic)
  • • Acute slipped capital femoral epiphysis (traumatic)
  • • Capital femoral epiphyseal fracture

Code First

None code first specified for this code.

Use Additional Code

None use additional code specified for this code.

Cannot Code Together

These codes cannot be used together with the current code, even if both conditions are present.

  • • chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis (nontraumatic) (M93.02-)

Can Code Together

These codes can be used together with the current code if both conditions are documented.

None specified for this code.