S72.453
S72.453 — Displaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S72.453 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end 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
S72.453 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 S72.453
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.453ADisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.453BDisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.453CDisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.453DDisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.453EDisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.453FDisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.453GDisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.453HDisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.453JDisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.453KDisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.453MDisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.453NDisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.453PDisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.453QDisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.453RDisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.453SDisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.45. If S72.453 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
- S72.452Displaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left 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 S72.453
- Is S72.453 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.453 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.453 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).