S42.422A — Displaced comminuted supracondylar fracture without intercondylar fracture of left humerus, initial encounter for closed fracture
S42.422A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for displaced comminuted supracondylar fracture without intercondylar fracture of left humerus, initial encounter for closed fracture. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "A" — initial encounter for closed fracture
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
S42.422A 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.
Medicare coverage
S42.422A is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy — 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
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Related codes at this level
Codes that share S42.422. If S42.422A is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S42.422BDisplaced comminuted supracondylar fracture without intercondylar fracture of left humerus, initial encounter for open fracture
- S42.422DDisplaced comminuted supracondylar fracture without intercondylar fracture of left humerus, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S42.422GDisplaced comminuted supracondylar fracture without intercondylar fracture of left humerus, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S42.422KDisplaced comminuted supracondylar fracture without intercondylar fracture of left humerus, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S42.422PDisplaced comminuted supracondylar fracture without intercondylar fracture of left humerus, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S42.422SDisplaced comminuted supracondylar fracture without intercondylar fracture of left humerus, sequela
Questions about S42.422A
- Is S42.422A a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S42.422A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S42.422A sit in the tabular list?
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