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