S72.454
S72.454 — Nondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S72.454 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of right 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
S72.454 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 S72.454
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.454ANondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.454BNondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.454CNondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.454DNondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.454ENondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.454FNondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.454GNondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.454HNondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.454JNondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.454KNondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.454MNondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.454NNondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.454PNondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.454QNondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.454RNondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.454SNondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.45. If S72.454 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
- S72.453Displaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified 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 S72.454
- Is S72.454 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.454 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.454 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).