Oth physeal fracture of upper end of humerus, left arm, init

This code signifies a fracture affecting the growth plate (physis) at the top of the left humerus, which is the long bone of the upper arm. It indicates that the fracture is not a Salter-Harris type I, II, III, or IV, but rather another specified type of physeal injury. The fracture is closed, meaning the skin remains intact over the injury site.

Apply this code for initial encounters when a patient presents with a newly diagnosed, closed physeal fracture of the proximal left humerus that does not fit the criteria for a Salter-Harris classification I-IV. This would include less common or unclassified growth plate injuries at this specific anatomical location.

• Ensure documentation clearly specifies the left arm and a closed fracture of the upper humerus physis.
• Confirm the fracture type is explicitly documented as "other physeal fracture" or a specific type not covered by Salter-Harris I-IV.
• Verify this is the patient's initial encounter for this specific fracture to justify the "A" seventh character.