S42.4 Fracture of lower end of humerus

Non-billable header with 10 child codes.

Applicable to

• Fracture of distal end of humerus

Excludes2 (not included here)

• fracture of shaft of humerus (S42.3-)
• physeal fracture of lower end of humerus (S49.1-)

Applies from S42 Fracture of shoulder and upper arm

Excludes1 (never code together)

• traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm (S48.-)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic shoulder joint (M97.3)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S42

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

7th character required

• 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

Codes under S42.4

• S42.40 Unspecified fracture of lower end of humerus
• S42.41 Simple supracondylar fracture without intercondylar fracture of humerus
• S42.42 Comminuted supracondylar fracture without intercondylar fracture of humerus
• S42.43 Fracture (avulsion) of lateral epicondyle of humerus
• S42.44 Fracture (avulsion) of medial epicondyle of humerus
• S42.45 Fracture of lateral condyle of humerus
• S42.46 Fracture of medial condyle of humerus
• S42.47 Transcondylar fracture of humerus
• S42.48 Torus fracture of lower end of humerus
• S42.49 Other fracture of lower end of humerus

Code annotations containing back-references to S42.4

Back-references to S42

• Type 1 Excludes: M84.3 Stress fracture ("traumatic fracture (S12.-, S22.-, S32.-, S42.-, S52.-, S62.-, S72.-, S82.-, S92.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M84.4 Pathological fracture, not elsewhere classified ("traumatic fracture (S12.-, S22.-, S32.-, S42.-, S52.-, S62.-, S72.-, S82.-, S92.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: S41 Open wound of shoulder and upper arm ("open fracture of shoulder and upper arm (S42.- with 7th character B or C)")

Nearby codes

• S42.399D Other fracture of shaft of unspecified humerus, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
• S42.399G Other fracture of shaft of unspecified humerus, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
• S42.399K Other fracture of shaft of unspecified humerus, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
• S42.399P Other fracture of shaft of unspecified humerus, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
• S42.399S Other fracture of shaft of unspecified humerus, sequela
• S42.4 Fracture of lower end of humerus (this code)
• S42.40 Unspecified fracture of lower end of humerus
• S42.401 Unspecified fracture of lower end of right humerus
• S42.401A Unspecified fracture of lower end of right humerus, initial encounter for closed fracture
• S42.401B Unspecified fracture of lower end of right humerus, initial encounter for open fracture
• S42.401D Unspecified fracture of lower end of right humerus, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing