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
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S72.462
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S72.462
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 S72.462
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 S72.462
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
Other codes under S72.46
- 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