S72.45: Supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of femur
S72.45 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of 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
Excludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of femur (S72.46-)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Supracondylar fracture of lower end of femur NOS
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S72.45
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S72.45
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Written on S72.4: Fracture of lower end of femur
Other codes that can never be billed with S72.45
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead S72.45
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.451Displaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur
- S72.452Displaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur
- S72.453Displaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur
- S72.454Nondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur
- S72.455Nondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur
- S72.456Nondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur
Other codes under S72.4
- S72.40Unspecified fracture of lower end of femur
- S72.41Unspecified condyle fracture of lower end of femur
- S72.42Fracture of lateral condyle of femur
- S72.43Fracture of medial condyle of femur
- S72.44Fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of femur
- S72.46Supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of femur
- S72.47Torus fracture of lower end of femur
- S72.49Other fracture of lower end of femur