ICD-10-CM Code S72.46
Supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of femur
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code S72.46 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of S72.46 that describes the diagnosis 'suprcndl fracture w intrcndl extension of lower end of femur' in more detail.
The ICD code S724 is used to code Hoffa fracture
a hoffa fracture is an intra-articular supracondylar distal femoral fracture, characterized by a fracture in the coronal plane.
Coding Notes for S72.46 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of femur - instead, use code S72.45-
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S72.46 - Supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of femur'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S72.46. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: S72.4 - Fracture of lower end of femur