S72.45
Header — not billableSupracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of femur
The ICD-10 code for supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of femur is S72.45.
S72.45 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.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of femur (S72.46-)
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Supracondylar fracture of lower end of femur NOS
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.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under S72.45
- S72.451Displaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur
- S72.452Displaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur
- S72.453Displaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur
- S72.454Nondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur
- S72.455Nondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur
- S72.456Nondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur
Related codes in this category
- S72.40Unspecified fracture of lower end of femurnon-billable header
- S72.41Unspecified condyle fracture of lower end of femurnon-billable header
- S72.42Fracture of lateral condyle of femurnon-billable header
- S72.43Fracture of medial condyle of femurnon-billable header
- S72.44Fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of femurnon-billable header
- S72.46Supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of femurnon-billable header
- S72.47Torus fracture of lower end of femurnon-billable header
- S72.49Other fracture of lower end of femurnon-billable header
- S72.45Supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of femurnon-billable header