S72.434
S72.434 — Nondisplaced fracture of medial condyle of right femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S72.434 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced fracture of medial condyle of right 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
S72.434 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 S72.434
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.434ANondisplaced fracture of medial condyle of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.434BNondisplaced fracture of medial condyle of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.434CNondisplaced fracture of medial condyle of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.434DNondisplaced fracture of medial condyle of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.434ENondisplaced fracture of medial condyle of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.434FNondisplaced fracture of medial condyle of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.434GNondisplaced fracture of medial condyle of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.434HNondisplaced fracture of medial condyle of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.434JNondisplaced fracture of medial condyle of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.434KNondisplaced fracture of medial condyle of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.434MNondisplaced fracture of medial condyle of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.434NNondisplaced fracture of medial condyle of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.434PNondisplaced fracture of medial condyle of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.434QNondisplaced fracture of medial condyle of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.434RNondisplaced fracture of medial condyle of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.434SNondisplaced fracture of medial condyle of right femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.43. If S72.434 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
- S72.433Displaced fracture of medial condyle of unspecified femur
- S72.435Nondisplaced fracture of medial condyle of left femur
- S72.436Nondisplaced fracture of medial condyle of unspecified femur
Questions about S72.434
- Is S72.434 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.434 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.434 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).