S72.455
S72.455: Nondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S72.455 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced 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
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S72.455
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S72.455
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 S72.455
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 S72.455
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.455ANondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.455BNondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.455CNondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.455DNondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.455ENondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.455FNondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.455GNondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.455HNondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.455JNondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.455KNondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.455MNondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.455NNondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.455PNondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.455QNondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.455RNondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.455SNondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, sequela
Other codes under S72.45
- 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
- S72.456Nondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur