S72.426A
S72.426A — Nondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
S72.426A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur, initial encounter for closed fracture. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "A" — initial encounter for closed fracture
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
S72.426A risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 402 Hip Fracture/Dislocation0.467 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score.
Code history
S72.426A has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.426. If S72.426A is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S72.426BNondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.426CNondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.426DNondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.426ENondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.426FNondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.426GNondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.426HNondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.426JNondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.426KNondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.426MNondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.426NNondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.426PNondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.426QNondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.426RNondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.426SNondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur, sequela
Questions about S72.426A
- Is S72.426A a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S72.426A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S72.426A 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).