S72.453F
S72.453F — Displaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
S72.453F is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for displaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type iiia, iiib, or iiic with routine healing. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "F" — subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
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
S72.453F 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.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.453. If S72.453F is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- 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
- S72.453GDisplaced 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
Questions about S72.453F
- Is S72.453F a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S72.453F is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S72.453F 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).