S42.43
Header — not billableFracture (avulsion) of lateral epicondyle of humerus
The ICD-10 code for fracture (avulsion) of lateral epicondyle of humerus is S42.43.
S42.43 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under S42.43
- S42.431Displaced fracture (avulsion) of lateral epicondyle of right humerus
- S42.432Displaced fracture (avulsion) of lateral epicondyle of left humerus
- S42.433Displaced fracture (avulsion) of lateral epicondyle of unspecified humerus
- S42.434Nondisplaced fracture (avulsion) of lateral epicondyle of right humerus
- S42.435Nondisplaced fracture (avulsion) of lateral epicondyle of left humerus
- S42.436Nondisplaced fracture (avulsion) of lateral epicondyle of unspecified humerus
Related codes in this category
- S42.40Unspecified fracture of lower end of humerusnon-billable header
- S42.41Simple supracondylar fracture without intercondylar fracture of humerusnon-billable header
- S42.42Comminuted supracondylar fracture without intercondylar fracture of humerusnon-billable header
- S42.44Fracture (avulsion) of medial epicondyle of humerusnon-billable header
- S42.45Fracture of lateral condyle of humerusnon-billable header
- S42.46Fracture of medial condyle of humerusnon-billable header
- S42.47Transcondylar fracture of humerusnon-billable header
- S42.48Torus fracture of lower end of humerusnon-billable header
- S42.49Other fracture of lower end of humerusnon-billable header
- S42.43Fracture (avulsion) of lateral epicondyle of humerusnon-billable header