S72.433
S72.433 — Displaced fracture of medial condyle of unspecified femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S72.433 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced fracture of medial 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
S72.433 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 S72.433
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.433ADisplaced fracture of medial condyle of unspecified femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.433BDisplaced fracture of medial condyle of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.433CDisplaced fracture of medial condyle of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.433DDisplaced fracture of medial condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.433EDisplaced fracture of medial condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.433FDisplaced fracture of medial condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.433GDisplaced fracture of medial condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.433HDisplaced fracture of medial condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.433JDisplaced fracture of medial condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.433KDisplaced fracture of medial condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.433MDisplaced fracture of medial condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.433NDisplaced fracture of medial condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.433PDisplaced fracture of medial condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.433QDisplaced fracture of medial condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.433RDisplaced fracture of medial condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.433SDisplaced fracture of medial condyle of unspecified femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.43. If S72.433 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S72.431Displaced fracture of medial condyle of right femur
- S72.432Displaced fracture of medial condyle of left femur
- S72.434Nondisplaced fracture of medial condyle of right femur
- S72.435Nondisplaced fracture of medial condyle of left femur
- S72.436Nondisplaced fracture of medial condyle of unspecified femur
Questions about S72.433
- Is S72.433 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.433 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.433 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).