Oth physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, left arm, init

This code signifies a fracture affecting the growth plate (physis) at the distal end of the left ulna, which is not further specified as Salter-Harris type I, II, III, or IV. It indicates that the skin over the fracture site remains intact (closed fracture).

This code is appropriate for the initial encounter of a patient presenting with a newly diagnosed, unspecified physeal fracture of the distal left ulna. It should be used when the specific Salter-Harris classification of the physeal fracture is not documented or determined at the time of coding.

• Ensure documentation specifies "left arm" and "ulna" to support laterality and bone.
• Verify that the fracture is indeed a physeal fracture and not a metaphyseal or epiphyseal fracture.
• Only use the "A" seventh character for the initial treatment of the fracture. Subsequent encounters will require different seventh characters.