S72.45
Supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of femur
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 13 never code together
S72.45code
Excludes1
- supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of femur (S72.46-)S72.46-
S72.4code
S72code
S70-S79block
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 16
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
Instructional notes 8
S72code
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
- The open fracture designations are based on the Gustilo open fracture classification
S72.45code
Inclusion terms
- Supracondylar fracture of lower end of femur NOS
S72.4code
Inclusion terms
- Fracture of distal end of femur
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 8 same parent — S72.4
S72.40 Unspecified fracture of lower end of femur category S72.41 Unspecified condyle fracture of lower end of femur category S72.42 Fracture of lateral condyle of femur category S72.43 Fracture of medial condyle of femur category S72.44 Fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of femur category S72.46 Suprcndl fracture w intrcndl extension of lower end of femur category S72.47 Torus fracture of lower end of femur category S72.49 Other fracture of lower end of femur category
Subordinate codes 6
S72.451 Displ suprcndl fx w/o intrcndl extn lower end of r femur S72.452 Displ suprcndl fx w/o intrcndl extn lower end of l femur S72.453 Displ suprcndl fx w/o intrcndl extn lower end of unsp femur S72.454 Nondisp suprcndl fx w/o intrcndl extn lower end of r femur S72.455 Nondisp suprcndl fx w/o intrcndl extn lower end of l femur S72.456 Nondisp suprcndl fx w/o intrcndl extn lower end unsp femur
Additional references
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