Excludes2

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • injuries of ankle and foot, except fracture of ankle and malleolus (S90-S99)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
  1. S89 Other and unspecified injuries of lower leg

    Note: A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed

    Excludes2

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

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

    • 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
    1. S89.0 Physeal fracture of upper end of tibia

      1. S89.00 Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of tibia

        • S89.001 Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of right tibia
        • S89.002 Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of left tibia
        • S89.009 Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified tibia
      2. S89.01 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of tibia

        • S89.011 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of right tibia
        • S89.012 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of left tibia
        • S89.019 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified tibia
      3. S89.02 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of upper end of tibia

        • S89.021 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of upper end of right tibia
        • S89.022 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of upper end of left tibia
        • S89.029 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified tibia
      4. S89.03 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of upper end of tibia

        • S89.031 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of upper end of right tibia
        • S89.032 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of upper end of left tibia
        • S89.039 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified tibia
      5. S89.04 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of upper end of tibia

        • S89.041 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of upper end of right tibia
        • S89.042 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of upper end of left tibia
        • S89.049 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified tibia
      6. S89.09 Other physeal fracture of upper end of tibia

        • S89.091 Other physeal fracture of upper end of right tibia
        • S89.092 Other physeal fracture of upper end of left tibia
        • S89.099 Other physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified tibia
    2. S89.1 Physeal fracture of lower end of tibia

      1. S89.10 Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of tibia

        • S89.101 Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of right tibia
        • S89.102 Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of left tibia
        • S89.109 Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified tibia
      2. S89.11 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of tibia

        • S89.111 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of right tibia
        • S89.112 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of left tibia
        • S89.119 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified tibia
      3. S89.12 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of tibia

        • S89.121 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of right tibia
        • S89.122 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of left tibia
        • S89.129 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified tibia
      4. S89.13 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of tibia

        • S89.131 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of right tibia
        • S89.132 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of left tibia
        • S89.139 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified tibia
      5. S89.14 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of tibia

        • S89.141 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of right tibia
        • S89.142 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of left tibia
        • S89.149 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified tibia
      6. S89.19 Other physeal fracture of lower end of tibia

        • S89.191 Other physeal fracture of lower end of right tibia
        • S89.192 Other physeal fracture of lower end of left tibia
        • S89.199 Other physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified tibia
    3. S89.2 Physeal fracture of upper end of fibula

      1. S89.20 Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of fibula

        • S89.201 Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of right fibula
        • S89.202 Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of left fibula
        • S89.209 Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified fibula
      2. S89.21 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of fibula

        • S89.211 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of right fibula
        • S89.212 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of left fibula
        • S89.219 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified fibula
      3. S89.22 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of upper end of fibula

        • S89.221 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of upper end of right fibula
        • S89.222 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of upper end of left fibula
        • S89.229 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified fibula
      4. S89.29 Other physeal fracture of upper end of fibula

        • S89.291 Other physeal fracture of upper end of right fibula
        • S89.292 Other physeal fracture of upper end of left fibula
        • S89.299 Other physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified fibula
    4. S89.3 Physeal fracture of lower end of fibula

      1. S89.30 Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of fibula

        • S89.301 Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of right fibula
        • S89.302 Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of left fibula
        • S89.309 Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified fibula
      2. S89.31 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of fibula

        • S89.311 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of right fibula
        • S89.312 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of left fibula
        • S89.319 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified fibula
      3. S89.32 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of fibula

        • S89.321 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of right fibula
        • S89.322 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of left fibula
        • S89.329 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified fibula
      4. S89.39 Other physeal fracture of lower end of fibula

        • S89.391 Other physeal fracture of lower end of right fibula
        • S89.392 Other physeal fracture of lower end of left fibula
        • S89.399 Other physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified fibula
    5. S89.8 Other specified injuries of lower leg

      1. S89.80 Other specified injuries of unspecified lower leg

      2. S89.81 Other specified injuries of right lower leg

      3. S89.82 Other specified injuries of left lower leg

    6. S89.9 Unspecified injury of lower leg

      1. S89.90 Unspecified injury of unspecified lower leg

      2. S89.91 Unspecified injury of right lower leg

      3. S89.92 Unspecified injury of left lower leg

Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.