S59.0
Header — not billablePhyseal fracture of lower end of ulna
The ICD-10 code for physeal fracture of lower end of ulna is S59.0.
S59.0 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 S59.0
- S59.00Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of ulnanon-billable header
- S59.01Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of ulnanon-billable header
- S59.02Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of ulnanon-billable header
- S59.03Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of ulnanon-billable header
- S59.04Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of ulnanon-billable header
- S59.09Other physeal fracture of lower end of ulnanon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- S59.1Physeal fracture of upper end of radiusnon-billable header
- S59.2Physeal fracture of lower end of radiusnon-billable header
- S59.8Other specified injuries of elbow and forearmnon-billable header
- S59.9Unspecified injury of elbow and forearmnon-billable header
- S59.0Physeal fracture of lower end of ulnanon-billable header