S72.463R
S72.463R — Displaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
S72.463R is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for displaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type iiia, iiib, or iiic with malunion. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "R" — subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
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
S72.463R 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.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.463. If S72.463R is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S72.463ADisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.463BDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.463CDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.463DDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.463EDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.463FDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.463GDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.463HDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.463JDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.463KDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.463MDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.463NDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.463PDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.463QDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.463SDisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur, sequela
Questions about S72.463R
- Is S72.463R a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S72.463R is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S72.463R 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).