S59.0

Non-Billable

ChapterS00–T88

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Official Description

Physeal fracture of lower end of ulna

Use a more specific code (0 billable, 6 non-billable)

Metadata & Insights

•Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
•Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88).

General instructions are available for the parent sections:

BillableHas subcodes

CH19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

S50-S59Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59)

S59Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearm

S59.0Physeal fracture of lower end of ulnaNot billable

S59.00Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of ulnaSubcodes

S59.01Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of ulnaSubcodes

S59.02Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of ulnaSubcodes

S59.03Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of ulnaSubcodes

S59.04Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of ulnaSubcodes

S59.09Other physeal fracture of lower end of ulnaSubcodes

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to S59.0:

categoryS59

Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearm

Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59)

chapterCH19

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

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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