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S89.9 - Unspecified injury of lower leg


The ICD 10 Code for Unspecified injury of lower leg is listed as S89.9.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: S89.9
Description: Unspecified injury of lower leg
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code in subcategory S89.9
  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89)
Parent S89 - Other and unspecified injuries of lower leg
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S89.9:
S89.90 - Unspecified injury of unspecified lower leg
S89.91 - Unspecified injury of right lower leg
S89.92 - Unspecified injury of left lower leg
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of S89.9:
S89.0 - Physeal fracture of upper end of tibia
S89.1 - Physeal fracture of lower end of tibia
S89.2 - Physeal fracture of upper end of fibula
S89.3 - Physeal fracture of lower end of fibula
S89.8 - Other specified injuries of lower leg