S72.465
S72.465: Nondisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S72.465 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced 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 S72.465
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S72.465
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 S72.465
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 S72.465
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.465ANondisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.465BNondisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.465CNondisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.465DNondisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.465ENondisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.465FNondisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.465GNondisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.465HNondisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.465JNondisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.465KNondisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.465MNondisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.465NNondisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.465PNondisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.465QNondisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.465RNondisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.465SNondisplaced 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
- S72.462Displaced 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
- S72.466Nondisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur