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S79.00 - Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of femur


The ICD 10 Code for Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of femur is listed as S79.00.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: S79.00
Description: Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of femur
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79)
Parent S79.0 - Physeal fracture of upper end of femur
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S79.00:
S79.001 - Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of right femur
S79.002 - Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of left femur
S79.009 - Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified femur
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of S79.00:
S79.01 - Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of femur
S79.09 - Other physeal fracture of upper end of femur