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