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S42.451

Displaced fracture of lateral condyle of right humerus

Not billable — category only 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
S42.4code
Excludes2
  • fracture of shaft of humerus (S42.3-)S42.3-
  • physeal fracture of lower end of humerus (S49.1-)S49.1-
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
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
S42.4code
Inclusion terms
  • Fracture of distal 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
  • Fracture, traumatic (abduction) (adduction) (separation) T14.8
Alongside this code 5 same parent — S42.45
S42.452 Displaced fracture of lateral condyle of left humerus category S42.453 Displaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified humerus category S42.454 Nondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of right humerus category S42.455 Nondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of left humerus category S42.456 Nondisp fx of lateral condyle of unspecified humerus category
Subordinate codes 7
S42.451A Disp fx of lateral condyle of right humerus, init S42.451B Disp fx of lateral condyle of right humerus, init for opn fx S42.451D Disp fx of lateral condyle of r humer, 7thD S42.451G Disp fx of lateral condyle of r humer, 7thG S42.451K Disp fx of lateral condyle of r humer, 7thK S42.451P Disp fx of lateral condyle of r humer, 7thP S42.451S Disp fx of lateral condyle of right humerus, sequela
Additional references
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Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.

Risk adjustment

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This code

Billable
no
Code set
FY2026
Parent
S42.45
Block
S40-S49
Siblings
5
Subordinate
7

Present FY2024–FY2027.