S49.1
Header — not billablePhyseal fracture of lower end of humerus
The ICD-10 code for physeal fracture of lower end of humerus is S49.1.
S49.1 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 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 S49.1
- S49.10Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of humerusnon-billable header
- S49.11Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of humerusnon-billable header
- S49.12Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of humerusnon-billable header
- S49.13Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of humerusnon-billable header
- S49.14Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of humerusnon-billable header
- S49.19Other physeal fracture of lower end of humerusnon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- S49.0Physeal fracture of upper end of humerusnon-billable header
- S49.8Other specified injuries of shoulder and upper armnon-billable header
- S49.9Unspecified injury of shoulder and upper armnon-billable header
- S49.1Physeal fracture of lower end of humerusnon-billable header