S89
ICD-10Non-billable categoryOther and unspecified injuries of lower leg
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Other and unspecified injuries of lower leg
S89 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Excludes2
Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.
- other and unspecified injuries of ankle and foot (S99.-)
Notes
- A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
7th character
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategories S89.0, S89.1, S89.2, and S89.3
Permitted 7th characters
| A | initial encounter for closed fracture |
| D | subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing |
| G | subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing |
| K | subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion |
| P | subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion |
| S | sequela |
More specific codes under S89
- S89.0Physeal fracture of upper end of tibiacategory
- S89.1Physeal fracture of lower end of tibiacategory
- S89.2Physeal fracture of upper end of fibulacategory
- S89.3Physeal fracture of lower end of fibulacategory
- S89.8Other specified injuries of lower legcategory
- S89.9Unspecified injury of lower legcategory
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.