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S79.01

Non-Billable
ChapterS00–T88
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

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

Use a more specific code (3 billable)
S79.011Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of right femurS79.012Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of left femurS79.019Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified femur
Metadata & Insights
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88).

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • Acute on chronic slipped capital femoral epiphysis (traumatic)
  • Acute slipped capital femoral epiphysis (traumatic)
  • Capital femoral epiphyseal fracture
Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis (nontraumatic) (M93.02-)
General instructions are available for the parent sections:
View CH19 NotesView S70-S79 NotesView S79.0 Notes

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
S70-S79Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79)
S79Other and unspecified injuries of hip and thigh
S79.0Physeal fracture of upper end of femur
S79.01Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of femurNot billable
S79.011Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of right femurBillable
S79.012Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of left femurBillable
S79.019Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified femurBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to S79.01:

subcategoryS79.0
Physeal fracture of upper end of femur
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blockS70-S79
Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79)
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chapterCH19
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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