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S42.292G

Other displaced fracture of upper end of left humerus, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 10 never code together
S42code
Excludes1
  • traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm (S48.-)S48.-
Excludes2
  • periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic shoulder joint (M97.3)M97.3
S42.2code
Excludes2
  • fracture of shaft of humerus (S42.3-)S42.3-
  • physeal fracture of upper end of humerus (S49.0-)S49.0-
S40-S49block
Excludes2
  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)T20-T32
  • frostbite (T33-T34)T33-T34
  • injuries of elbow (S50-S59)S50-S59
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)T63.4
S00-T88chapter
Excludes2

Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

7th character 7
A initial encounter for closed fracture
B initial encounter for open fracture
D subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
G subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing this code
K subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
P subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
S sequela
Instructional notes 8
S42code
Notes
  • A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
  • A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
S42.2code
Inclusion terms
  • Fracture of proximal end of humerus
S40-S49block
Includes
  • injuries of axilla
  • injuries of scapular region
S00-T88chapter
Notes
  • Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
  • The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Use additional code
  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)Z18.-
Index entries leading here 1
Alongside this code 6 same parent — S42.292
S42.292A Oth disp fx of upper end of left humerus, init for clos fx S42.292B Oth disp fx of upper end of left humerus, init for opn fx S42.292D Oth disp fx of upper end l humer, subs for fx w routn heal S42.292K Oth disp fx of upper end of l humer, subs for fx w nonunion S42.292P Oth disp fx of upper end of l humer, subs for fx w malunion S42.292S Other disp fx of upper end of left humerus, sequela
Additional references
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Risk adjustment

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This code

Billable
yes
Code set
FY2026
Parent
S42.292
Block
S40-S49
Siblings
6

Present FY2024–FY2027.