S89.13
Header — not billableSalter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of tibia
The ICD-10 code for salter-harris type iii physeal fracture of lower end of tibia is S89.13.
S89.13 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).
- fracture of medial malleolus (adult) (S82.5-)
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
- S89.10Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of tibianon-billable header
- S89.11Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of tibianon-billable header
- S89.12Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of tibianon-billable header
- S89.14Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of tibianon-billable header
- S89.19Other physeal fracture of lower end of tibianon-billable header
- S89.13Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of tibianon-billable header