S72.462
S72.462 — Displaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S72.462 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced supracondylar fracture with 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
Risk adjustment
S72.462 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 S72.462
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.462ADisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.462BDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.462CDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.462DDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.462EDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.462FDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.462GDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.462HDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.462JDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.462KDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.462MDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.462NDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.462PDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.462QDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.462RDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.462SDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.46. If S72.462 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S72.461Displaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of right 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
Questions about S72.462
- Is S72.462 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.462 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.462 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).