S59.002A (Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, left arm, initial encounter for closed fracture)
compared with
S59.009A (Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, unspecified arm, initial encounter for closed fracture),
from the official CMS tabular data. S59.002A and S59.009A code the same condition on opposite sides.
Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, unspecified arm, initial encounter for closed fracture
Same condition; these differ only in which side is documented.
These codes share a category and title and differ only in the side affected. The documentation decides which applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.
Source: ICD-10-CM tabular list (laterality variant derived from the code title)
Can these codes be reported together?
Same condition, opposite side. S59.002A and S59.009A name the same condition on opposite sides of the body.
Same category and title, differing only in which side is affected — the documentation decides which one applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.
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Definition
Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, left arm, initial encounter for closed fracture is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S59.002A).
Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, unspecified arm, initial encounter for closed fracture is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S59.009A).
7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategories S59.0, S59.1, and S59.2
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategories S59.0, S59.1, and S59.2