S42.214
S42.214 — Unspecified nondisplaced fracture of surgical neck of right humerus
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S42.214 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified nondisplaced fracture of surgical neck of right humerus. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S42
- A
- initial encounter for closed fracture
- B
- initial encounter for open fracture
- D
- subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- G
- subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- K
- subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- P
- subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S42.214 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead S42.214
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- S42.214AUnspecified nondisplaced fracture of surgical neck of right humerus, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S42.214BUnspecified nondisplaced fracture of surgical neck of right humerus, initial encounter for open fracture
- S42.214DUnspecified nondisplaced fracture of surgical neck of right humerus, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S42.214GUnspecified nondisplaced fracture of surgical neck of right humerus, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S42.214KUnspecified nondisplaced fracture of surgical neck of right humerus, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S42.214PUnspecified nondisplaced fracture of surgical neck of right humerus, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S42.214SUnspecified nondisplaced fracture of surgical neck of right humerus, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S42.21. If S42.214 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S42.211Unspecified displaced fracture of surgical neck of right humerus
- S42.212Unspecified displaced fracture of surgical neck of left humerus
- S42.213Unspecified displaced fracture of surgical neck of unspecified humerus
- S42.215Unspecified nondisplaced fracture of surgical neck of left humerus
- S42.216Unspecified nondisplaced fracture of surgical neck of unspecified humerus
Questions about S42.214
- Is S42.214 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S42.214 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S42.214 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm (S40-S49).