S72.423E
S72.423E: Displaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
S72.423E is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for displaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type i or ii with routine healing. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S72.423E with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "E": subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
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
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S72.423E
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S72.423E
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Written on S72.4: Fracture of lower end of femur
Other codes that can never be billed with S72.423E
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under S72.423
- 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
- S72.423FDisplaced 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