Section
S42.4
Fracture of lower end of humerus
Hierarchy
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S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
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S40-S49 Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm (S40-S49)
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S42 Fracture of shoulder and upper arm
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S42.4 Fracture of lower end of humerus
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S42.40 Unspecified fracture of lower end of humerus
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S42.41 Simple supracondylar fracture without intercondylar fracture of humerus
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S42.42 Comminuted supracondylar fracture without intercondylar fracture of humerus
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S42.43 Fracture (avulsion) of lateral epicondyle of humerus
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S42.44 Fracture (avulsion) of medial epicondyle of humerus
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S42.45 Fracture of lateral condyle of humerus
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S42.46 Fracture of medial condyle of humerus
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S42.47 Transcondylar fracture of humerus
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S42.48 Torus fracture of lower end of humerus
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S42.49 Other fracture of lower end of humerus
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Notes
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A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
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A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
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Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
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The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Inclusion Terms
S42.4
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Fracture of distal end of humerus
Use Additional
Includes
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injuries of axilla
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injuries of scapular region
Excludes 1
Excludes 2
S42.4
- M97.3 Periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic shoulder joint