S72.423
S72.423 — Displaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S72.423 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified 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
S72.423 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 S72.423
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.423ADisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.423BDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.423CDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.423DDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.423EDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.423FDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.423GDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.423HDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.423JDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.423KDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.423MDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.423NDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.423PDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.423QDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.423RDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.423SDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.42. If S72.423 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S72.421Displaced fracture of lateral condyle of right femur
- S72.422Displaced fracture of lateral condyle of left 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 S72.423
- Is S72.423 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.423 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.423 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).