S42.40
Header — not billableUnspecified fracture of lower end of humerus
The ICD-10 code for unspecified fracture of lower end of humerus is S42.40.
S42.40 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Fracture of elbow 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.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- S42.41Simple supracondylar fracture without intercondylar fracture of humerusnon-billable header
- S42.42Comminuted supracondylar fracture without intercondylar fracture of humerusnon-billable header
- S42.43Fracture (avulsion) of lateral epicondyle 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
- S42.40Unspecified fracture of lower end of humerusnon-billable header