S42.47
Transcondylar fracture of humerus
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 10 never code together
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
Alongside this code 9 same parent — S42.4
S42.40 Unspecified fracture of lower end of humerus category S42.41 Simple suprcndl fracture w/o intrcndl fracture of humerus category S42.42 Comminuted suprcndl fracture w/o intrcndl fx humerus category S42.43 Fracture (avulsion) of lateral epicondyle of humerus category S42.44 Fracture (avulsion) of medial epicondyle of humerus category S42.45 Fracture of lateral condyle of humerus category S42.46 Fracture of medial condyle of humerus category S42.48 Torus fracture of lower end of humerus category S42.49 Other fracture of lower end of humerus category
Subordinate codes 6
S42.471 Displaced transcondylar fracture of right humerus S42.472 Displaced transcondylar fracture of left humerus S42.473 Displaced transcondylar fracture of unspecified humerus S42.474 Nondisplaced transcondylar fracture of right humerus S42.475 Nondisplaced transcondylar fracture of left humerus S42.476 Nondisplaced transcondylar fracture of unspecified humerus
Additional references
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