M89.16
Header — not billablePhyseal arrest, lower leg
The ICD-10 code for physeal arrest, lower leg is M89.16.
M89.16 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 10 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 M89.16
- M89.160Complete physeal arrest, right proximal tibia
- M89.161Complete physeal arrest, left proximal tibia
- M89.162Partial physeal arrest, right proximal tibia
- M89.163Partial physeal arrest, left proximal tibia
- M89.164Complete physeal arrest, right distal tibia
- M89.165Complete physeal arrest, left distal tibia
- M89.166Partial physeal arrest, right distal tibia
- M89.167Partial physeal arrest, left distal tibia
- M89.168Other physeal arrest of lower leg
- M89.169Physeal arrest, lower leg, unspecified
Related codes in this category
- M89.12Physeal arrest, humerusnon-billable header
- M89.13Physeal arrest, forearmnon-billable header
- M89.15Physeal arrest, femurnon-billable header
- M89.18Physeal arrest, other site
- M89.16Physeal arrest, lower legnon-billable header