M89.12
Header — not billablePhyseal arrest, humerus
The ICD-10 code for physeal arrest, humerus is M89.12.
M89.12 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 M89.12
- M89.121Complete physeal arrest, right proximal humerus
- M89.122Complete physeal arrest, left proximal humerus
- M89.123Partial physeal arrest, right proximal humerus
- M89.124Partial physeal arrest, left proximal humerus
- M89.125Complete physeal arrest, right distal humerus
- M89.126Complete physeal arrest, left distal humerus
- M89.127Partial physeal arrest, right distal humerus
- M89.128Partial physeal arrest, left distal humerus
- M89.129Physeal arrest, humerus, unspecified
Related codes in this category
- M89.13Physeal arrest, forearmnon-billable header
- M89.15Physeal arrest, femurnon-billable header
- M89.16Physeal arrest, lower legnon-billable header
- M89.18Physeal arrest, other site
- M89.12Physeal arrest, humerusnon-billable header