Sltr-haris Type I physeal fracture of left metatarsal, 7thD

This code signifies a follow-up visit for a pediatric patient who sustained a Salter-Harris Type I fracture affecting the growth plate of a metatarsal bone in their left foot. The "D" in the code indicates that the fracture is currently healing as expected without complications.

This code is appropriate for subsequent encounters where a physician is monitoring the routine healing of a previously diagnosed Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of the left metatarsal. This includes follow-up appointments for cast changes, X-ray evaluations confirming routine callus formation, or clinical assessments of healing progress.

• Ensure documentation specifies "left" metatarsal and "Salter-Harris Type I" to support this specific code.
• Confirm the encounter is for "routine healing" and not delayed healing, nonunion, or malunion, which would require different seventh characters.
• This code is used after the initial encounter for the fracture has been coded with the appropriate "A" seventh character.