M89.15
Header — not billablePhyseal arrest, femur
The ICD-10 code for physeal arrest, femur is M89.15.
M89.15 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 9 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under M89.15
- M89.151Complete physeal arrest, right proximal femur
- M89.152Complete physeal arrest, left proximal femur
- M89.153Partial physeal arrest, right proximal femur
- M89.154Partial physeal arrest, left proximal femur
- M89.155Complete physeal arrest, right distal femur
- M89.156Complete physeal arrest, left distal femur
- M89.157Partial physeal arrest, right distal femur
- M89.158Partial physeal arrest, left distal femur
- M89.159Physeal arrest, femur, unspecified
Related codes in this category
- M89.12Physeal arrest, humerusnon-billable header
- M89.13Physeal arrest, forearmnon-billable header
- M89.16Physeal arrest, lower legnon-billable header
- M89.18Physeal arrest, other site
- M89.15Physeal arrest, femurnon-billable header