S89 is the ICD-10 code for Other and unspecified injuries of lower leg. It is a three-character category divided into 3 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block S80–S89 (Injuries to the knee and lower leg) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XIX · S00–T98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What S89 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- other and unspecified injuries of ankle and foot S99.-
Subcodes of S89
S89 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DS89Andre og ikke specificerede læsioner af knæregion og underben
S89Muut tai määrittämättömät polven ja säären alueen vammat
S89Sonstige und nicht näher bezeichnete Verletzungen des Unterschenkels
S89Lésions traumatiques de la jambe, autres et sans précision
S89overige en niet-gespecificeerde letsels van onderbeen
Listed through more specific codes:
- S89.001AUnspecified physeal fracture of upper end of right tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S89.001DUnspecified physeal fracture of upper end of right tibia, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S89.001GUnspecified physeal fracture of upper end of right tibia, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S89.001KUnspecified physeal fracture of upper end of right tibia, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S89.001PUnspecified physeal fracture of upper end of right tibia, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S89.001SUnspecified physeal fracture of upper end of right tibia, sequela
- S89.002AUnspecified physeal fracture of upper end of left tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S89.002DUnspecified physeal fracture of upper end of left tibia, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- and 352 more national subcodes
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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