Coding and coverage · ICD-10-CM

M89 › M89.1

M89.16 Physeal arrest, lower leg

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Codes under this one

  • M89.160 Complete physeal arrest, right proximal tibia
  • M89.161 Complete physeal arrest, left proximal tibia
  • M89.162 Partial physeal arrest, right proximal tibia
  • M89.163 Partial physeal arrest, left proximal tibia
  • M89.164 Complete physeal arrest, right distal tibia
  • M89.165 Complete physeal arrest, left distal tibia
  • M89.166 Partial physeal arrest, right distal tibia
  • M89.167 Partial physeal arrest, left distal tibia
  • M89.168 Other physeal arrest of lower leg
  • M89.169 Physeal arrest, lower leg, unspecified

Instructional notes

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Excludes2Not included here: the patient may have both; report both when both are present.
  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Notes
  • Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

M89.1

Inclusion terms
  • Arrest of growth plate
  • Epiphyseal arrest
  • Growth plate arrest

Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue · M80-M94 Osteopathies and chondropathies (M80-M94)

Source: ICD-10-CM FY 2027 code descriptions and tabular list (CMS and CDC National Center for Health Statistics), effective 2026-10-01 through 2027-09-30 · CMS ICD-10 files. HCC mapping: CMS-HCC V28, payment year 2027. As of 2026-11-04.

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