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Know the Difference in Types of Salter-Harris Fractures

Published on Tue Oct 06, 2020

Question: What ICD-10 code should I report for a Salter- Harris physeal fracture in a patient’s lower left fibula? Minnesota Subscriber Answer: It depends on the type of Salter-Harris fracture your provider treated. You’ll choose one of the following codes, based on fracture type: S89.312- (Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of left fibula) S89.322- (Salter-Harris Type II [...]
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