Displaced apophyseal fx left femur, init for opn fx type I/2

This code signifies a fracture of the growth plate (apophysis) in the left thigh bone that is no longer in its normal anatomical alignment. The fracture has broken through the skin, exposing the bone to the outside environment, classified as either Type I or Type II based on the severity of the soft tissue damage. This specific code is used for the initial treatment of this injury.

Apply this code when documenting the initial encounter for a patient presenting with an open apophyseal fracture of the left femur. This includes scenarios such as a young athlete sustaining a displaced growth plate injury to the left femur with an associated skin laceration, or a pediatric patient involved in a trauma resulting in an open left femoral apophyseal fracture requiring immediate surgical intervention.

• Ensure documentation clearly specifies "displaced" and "apophyseal" to support this code.
• Verify the "open fracture type I or II" classification is explicitly stated or clearly inferable from the wound description.
• Confirm this is the patient's initial encounter for this specific injury; subsequent encounters will require different seventh characters.