S79.102 (Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of left femur) compared with S79.109 (Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified femur), from the official CMS tabular data. S79.102 and S79.109 code the same condition on opposite sides.
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)
Same condition, opposite side. S79.102 and S79.109 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.
| S79.102Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of left femur | S79.109Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified femur | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header Report instead: S79.102A, S79.102D, S79.102G, S79.102K, S79.102P | Non-billable header Report instead: S79.109A, S79.109D, S79.109G, S79.109K, S79.109P |
| Classification | S00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes | S00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes |
| Definition | Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of left femur is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S79.102). | Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified femur is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S79.109). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategories S79.0 and S79.1 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategories S79.0 and S79.1 |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources