ICD-10 Code for Separation
The ICD-10-CM 2027 alphabetic index lists separation with the subterms below. More specific codes depend on the details documented, as listed in the official index (4 codes, 4 billable).
Index entries for Separation
- anxiety, abnormal (of childhood) –
F93.0 - apophysis, traumatic - code as Fracture, by site
- choroid – see Detachment, choroid
- epiphysis, epiphyseal
- nontraumatic – see also Osteochondropathy, specified type NEC
- upper femoral – see Slipped, epiphysis, upper femoral
- traumatic - code as Fracture, by site
- nontraumatic – see also Osteochondropathy, specified type NEC
- fracture – see Fracture
- infundibulum cardiac from right ventricle by a partition –
Q24.3 - joint (traumatic) (current)
- muscle (nontraumatic) – see Diastasis, muscle
- pubic bone, obstetrical trauma –
O71.6 - retina, retinal – see Detachment, retina
- symphysis pubis, obstetrical trauma –
O71.6 - tracheal ring, incomplete, congenital –
Q32.1
How to choose the right code
Start with the main term, then pick the indented subterm that matches the documentation (type, cause, site, laterality, episode of care). Always confirm the code in the tabular list: follow its Excludes1/Excludes2, “code first” and “use additional code” notes, and add a 7th character where required.
Source: CDC/NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 alphabetic index.