Other physeal fracture of unspecified calcaneus, 7thD

This code describes a fracture involving the growth plate (physis) of the heel bone (calcaneus) that is not further specified as displaced or nondisplaced. It indicates that the patient is in the healing phase, and the fracture is progressing routinely without complications.

Use this code for follow-up encounters where a patient is receiving ongoing care for an unspecified physeal calcaneal fracture that is healing as expected. This would apply after initial treatment and during subsequent visits to monitor healing progress.

• Ensure the encounter is for routine follow-up and not for initial treatment or a complication.
• Verify that the fracture is indeed of the calcaneal physis and not another part of the bone.
• Confirm that the documentation supports "unspecified" displacement if a more specific code is not available.