S59.131
Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of upper end of radius, right arm
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 7 never code together
S50-S59block
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
7th character 6
A initial encounter for closed fracture
D subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
G subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
K subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
P subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
S sequela
Instructional notes 3
S00-T88chapter
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
- The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Use additional code
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)Z18.-
Index entries leading here 1
Alongside this code 2 same parent — S59.13
Subordinate codes 6
S59.131A Sltr-haris Type III physl fx upper end rad, right arm, init S59.131D Sltr-haris Type III physl fx upr end rad, r arm, 7thD S59.131G Sltr-haris Type III physl fx upr end rad, r arm, 7thG S59.131K Sltr-haris Type III physl fx upr end rad, r arm, 7thK S59.131P Sltr-haris Type III physl fx upr end rad, r arm, 7thP S59.131S Sltr-haris Type III physl fx upper end rad, right arm, sqla
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