S79.01
Header — not billableSalter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of femur
The ICD-10 code for salter-harris type i physeal fracture of upper end of femur is S79.01.
S79.01 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis (nontraumatic) (M93.02-)
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Acute on chronic slipped capital femoral epiphysis (traumatic)
- Acute slipped capital femoral epiphysis (traumatic)
- Capital femoral epiphyseal fracture
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.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- S79.00Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of femurnon-billable header
- S79.09Other physeal fracture of upper end of femurnon-billable header
- S79.01Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of femurnon-billable header