S72.43
Header — not billableFracture of medial condyle of femur
The ICD-10 code for fracture of medial condyle of femur is S72.43.
S72.43 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 S72.43
- S72.431Displaced fracture of medial condyle of right femur
- S72.432Displaced fracture of medial condyle of left femur
- S72.433Displaced fracture of medial condyle of unspecified femur
- S72.434Nondisplaced fracture of medial condyle of right femur
- S72.435Nondisplaced fracture of medial condyle of left femur
- S72.436Nondisplaced fracture of medial condyle 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
- S72.44Fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of femurnon-billable header
- S72.45Supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end 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
- S72.43Fracture of medial condyle of femurnon-billable header