ICD-10 code S42.442K: Displaced medial epicondyle fracture, nonunion
S42.442K is billable for a displaced left medial epicondyle avulsion fracture with nonunion. Assign K only when imaging confirms it.
ICD-10 code R78.4: Finding of other drugs of addictive potential in blood
ICD-10 code R78.4 reports a finding of other drugs of addictive potential in blood. One word in that descriptor decides whether the code belongs on a claim, and the word is “other.” Alcohol, opiates, cocaine, and hallucinogens each hold a code of their own inside category R78. R78.4 picks up what those four leave behind. […]
ICD-10 code R37: Sexual dysfunction, unspecified
R37 covers sexual dysfunction when the cause is undocumented. Read more on the F52 and N52 specificity rules, and the documentation that protects the claim.
ICD-10 Code S42.475G: Left humerus transcondylar fracture
ICD-10 Code S42.475G is a billable code for a nondisplaced transcondylar fracture of the left humerus at a subsequent encounter with delayed healing. The 7th character G is what carries the delayed-healing meaning. It tells the payer that active treatment is finished and the fracture is healing behind schedule. This reference covers the clinical description, […]
ICD-10 code S42.242P: 4-Part fracture of surgical neck of left humerus
ICD-10 code S42.242P is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code. Its full official description is 4-part fracture of surgical neck of left humerus, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion. You use it once active fracture treatment has ended and the physician has documented that the bone healed out of alignment. The code is valid for HIPAA-covered […]
ICD-10 Code S42.242K: 4-part fracture of surgical neck of left humerus
S42.242K is billable for a 4-part left humerus fracture with nonunion. Assign K only when imaging and the note confirm it.
ICD-10 code S42.436B: Nondisplaced avulsion fracture, unspecified humerus
ICD-10 code S42.436B is the diagnosis code for a nondisplaced avulsion fracture of the lateral epicondyle of the unspecified humerus, initial encounter for open fracture. It is the code you reach for when the record documents everything except which arm was injured. That makes S42.436B both a valid billable code and a documentation warning. Payers […]
ICD-10 Code S42.343K: Displaced spiral fracture of humerus shaft
S42.343K covers a displaced spiral humeral shaft fracture, unspecified arm, at a follow-up visit where healing has stopped.
ICD-10 code S42.212D: Surgical neck of left humerus fracture
S42.212D covers a displaced left surgical neck humerus fracture at a follow-up visit. Use D only when healing looks routine.
ICD-10 code S42.032S: Displaced lateral end clavicle fracture, sequela
S42.032S is the billable ICD-10-CM code for a displaced fracture of the lateral end of the left clavicle, sequela. Here are the coding, sequencing, and documentation rules for FY2026.