S72.422
S72.422 — Displaced fracture of lateral condyle of left femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S72.422 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced fracture of lateral condyle of left 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
S72.422 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 S72.422
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.422ADisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.422BDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.422CDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.422DDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.422EDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.422FDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.422GDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.422HDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.422JDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.422KDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.422MDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.422NDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.422PDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.422QDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.422RDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.422SDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of left femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.42. If S72.422 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S72.421Displaced fracture of lateral condyle of right 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 S72.422
- Is S72.422 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.422 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.422 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).