S72.461
S72.461: Displaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S72.461 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced supracondylar fracture with 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
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S72.461
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S72.461
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 S72.461
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 S72.461
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.461ADisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.461BDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.461CDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.461DDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.461EDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.461FDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.461GDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.461HDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.461JDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.461KDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.461MDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.461NDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.461PDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.461QDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.461RDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.461SDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur, sequela
Other codes under S72.46
- S72.462Displaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur
- S72.463Displaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur
- S72.464Nondisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur
- S72.465Nondisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur
- S72.466Nondisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur