S72.452
S72.452 — Displaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S72.452 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end 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
S72.452 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 S72.452
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.452ADisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.452BDisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.452CDisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.452DDisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.452EDisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.452FDisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.452GDisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.452HDisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.452JDisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.452KDisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.452MDisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.452NDisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.452PDisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.452QDisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.452RDisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.452SDisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.45. If S72.452 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S72.451Displaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of right 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
Questions about S72.452
- Is S72.452 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.452 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.452 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).