ICD-10-CM › S72 › S72.4 › S72.42 › S72.421 S72.421A Displaced fracture of lateral condyle of right femur, initial encounter for closed fractureBillable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.
Built from S72.421 with 7th character A (initial encounter for closed fracture).
Applies from S72 Fracture of femur Excludes1 (never code together) traumatic amputation of hip and thigh (S78.-) Excludes2 (not included here) fracture of lower leg and ankle (S82.-) fracture of foot (S92.-) periprosthetic fracture of prosthetic implant of hip (M97.0-) 7th character note The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S72 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 7th character required A — initial encounter for closed fractureB — initial encounter for open fracture type I or IIC — initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIICD — subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healingE — subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healingF — subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healingG — subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healingH — subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healingJ — subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healingK — subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunionM — subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunionN — subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunionP — subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunionQ — subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunionR — subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunionS — sequelaApplies from S72.4 Fracture of lower end of femur Applicable to Fracture of distal end of femur Excludes2 (not included here) fracture of shaft of femur (S72.3-) physeal fracture of lower end of femur (S79.1-) Risk adjustment (HCC) CMS-HCC V28: HCC 402 — Hip Fracture/Dislocation CMS-HCC V22: HCC 170 — Hip Fracture/Dislocation ESRD V24: HCC 170 Code annotations containing back-references to S72.421A Back-references to S72 Type 1 Excludes: M84.3 Type 1 Excludes: M84.4 Type 1 Excludes: S71 Nearby codes S72.416QS72.416RS72.416SS72.42S72.421S72.421A Displaced fracture of lateral condyle of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture (this code)S72.421BS72.421CS72.421DS72.421ES72.421F