ICD-10-CM Code S79.0
Physeal fracture of upper end of femur
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code S79.0 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of S79.0 that describes the diagnosis 'physeal fracture of upper end of femur' in more detail.
- S79.0 Physeal fracture of upper end of femur NON-BILLABLE
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Coding Notes for S79.0 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Apophyseal fracture of upper end of femur - instead, use code S72.13-
- Nontraumatic slipped upper femoral epiphysis - instead, use code M93.0-
Parent Code: S79 - Other and unspecified injuries of hip and thigh