S72.433K
S72.433K — Displaced fracture of medial condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
S72.433K is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for displaced fracture of medial condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "K" — subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
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
S72.433K 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.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.433. If S72.433K is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- 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
- S72.433MDisplaced 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
Questions about S72.433K
- Is S72.433K a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S72.433K is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S72.433K 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).