S72.421
S72.421 — Displaced fracture of lateral condyle of right femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S72.421 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced fracture of lateral condyle of right femur. 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 S72
- A
- initial encounter for closed fracture
- B
- initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- C
- initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- D
- subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- E
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- F
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- G
- subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- H
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- J
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- K
- subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- M
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- N
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- P
- subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- Q
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- R
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S72.421 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 S72.421
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.421ADisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.421BDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.421CDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.421DDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.421EDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.421FDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.421GDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.421HDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.421JDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.421KDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.421MDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.421NDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.421PDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.421QDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.421RDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.421SDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of right femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.42. If S72.421 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S72.422Displaced fracture of lateral condyle of left femur
- S72.423Displaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur
- S72.424Nondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of right femur
- S72.425Nondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of left femur
- S72.426Nondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur
Questions about S72.421
- Is S72.421 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.421 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.421 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79).