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ICD-10-CM Code for Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of femur S79.01

ICD-10 code S79.01 for Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of femur is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .

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Official Long Descriptor

Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of femur
Acute on chronic slipped capital femoral epiphysis (traumatic)
Acute slipped capital femoral epiphysis (traumatic)
Capital femoral epiphyseal fracture
Excludes1: chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis (nontraumatic) (M93.02-)

S79.0

Excludes1: apophyseal fracture of upper end of femur (S72.13-)
nontraumatic slipped upper femoral epiphysis (M93.0-)

 
S79.01 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of femur
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Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of right femur
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Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of left femur
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Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified femur

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