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ICD-10-CM Code for Fracture of lower end of humerus S42.4

ICD-10 code S42.4 for Fracture of lower end of humerus is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .

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Official Long Descriptor

Fracture of lower end of humerus
Fracture of distal end of humerus
Excludes2: fracture of shaft of humerus (S42.3-)
physeal fracture of lower end of humerus (S49.1-)

S42

Excludes1: traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm (S48.-)

Excludes2: periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic shoulder joint (M97.3)

 
S42.4 Fracture of lower end of humerus
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Unspecified fracture of lower end of humerus
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Simple supracondylar fracture without intercondylar fracture of humerus
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Comminuted supracondylar fracture without intercondylar fracture of humerus
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Fracture (avulsion) of lateral epicondyle of humerus
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Fracture (avulsion) of medial epicondyle of humerus
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Fracture of lateral condyle of humerus
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Fracture of medial condyle of humerus
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Transcondylar fracture of humerus
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Torus fracture of lower end of humerus
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Other fracture of lower end of humerus

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new injury rebeaking the right distal humerous over an healed fracture with a metal
It's Risk adjustment, so I'm coding an acute fracture of the right distal humerus: S42.201a. But the x-ray shows a surgical plate with screws so Should I code a S42.201D? or is there a better code of ... [ Read More ]
Help with fracture coding
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Coding Quiz Question for Succss in COding for Orthopedic Complications 3/2018
Question # 10 of the coding quiz asks "Which ICD-10 code is reported for the sequela encounter for a 4-part fracture of the surgical neck of the left humerus? Correct answer is D. S42.432S the ration... [ Read More ]
decreased ROM of arm, following fracture
Hi, I don't normally code for fractures, but I was hoping someone here could help. I have a provider submitting code S42.302S, sequela from fracture of the shaft of the left humerus. I know she nee... [ Read More ]
Supracondylar humerus fracture with intracondylar extension
Unfortunately ICD-10 is very poorly done as it applies to Fractures of the Distal Humerus, particularly for Supracondylar fractures with Intercondylar (i.e. Intra-articular) extension, often called T... [ Read More ]
24579 vs 24575
24575 open treatment humeral epicondylar fracture, medial or lateral 24579 open treatment humeral condylar fracture, medial or lateral Right elbow ORIF, medial column in intraarticular portion with a... [ Read More ]
greater tuberosity fracture of proximal humerus with shoulder dislocation
Let us go through this scenario one step at a time. The patient presented to the ER after a fall with his left shoulder injury and found to have a closed, (probably and most commonly) anterior disloc... [ Read More ]
Revision total shoulder replacement with reverse shoulder replacement
Your physician basically did a Revision Total Shoulder Procedure (23474), so that is where you start. During the course of the procedure, he "deliberately" performed an osteotomy of the humerus in or... [ Read More ]
greater tuberosity fracture of proximal humerus with shoulder dislocation
Patient is being seen for the first time in the ortho clinic for a left greater tuberosity fracture with associated shoulder dislocation. Patient states that he was walking when his knee buckled, ca... [ Read More ]
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