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S42.4 Fracture of lower end of humerus

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S42.4 is the ICD-10 code for Fracture of lower end of humerus. It is a four-character subcategory of S42 (Fracture of shoulder and upper arm), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block S40–S49 (Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XIX · S00–T98
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What S42.4 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Articular process
  • Distal end
  • External condyle
  • Intercondylar
  • Internal epicondyle
  • Lower epiphysis
  • Supracondylar

What S42.4 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • fracture of elbow NOS S52.0

S42.4 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

S42.4Fraktur på nedre delen av humerus

  • S42.40Fraktur på nedre delen av humerus - sluten
  • S42.41Fraktur på nedre delen av humerus - öppen
NorwayICD-10-NO

S42.4Brudd i distal ende av overarmsben

  • S42.40Lukket brudd i distal ende av overarmsben
  • S42.41Åpent brudd i distal ende av overarmsben
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS424Fraktur af nederste del af overarmsknogle

  • DS424AFraktur af kondyl på overarmsknogle
  • DS424BFraktur af epikondyl på overarmsknogle
  • DS424CSuprakondylær fraktur på overarmsknogle
FinlandICD-10-FI

S42.4Olkaluun alaosan murtuma

GermanyICD-10-GM

S42.4Fraktur des distalen Endes des Humerus

  • S42.40Teil nicht näher bezeichnet
  • S42.41Suprakondylär
  • S42.42Epicondylus lateralis
  • S42.43Epicondylus medialis
  • S42.44Epicondylus, Epicondyli, nicht näher bezeichnet
  • S42.45Transkondylär (T- oder Y-Form)
  • S42.49Sonstige und multiple Teile
FranceICD-10-FR

S42.4Fracture de l'extrémité inférieure de l'humérus

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S42.4fractuur van ondereinde van humerus

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S42.401AUnspecified fracture of lower end of right humerus, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • S42.401BUnspecified fracture of lower end of right humerus, initial encounter for open fracture
  • S42.401DUnspecified fracture of lower end of right humerus, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
  • S42.401GUnspecified fracture of lower end of right humerus, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
  • S42.401KUnspecified fracture of lower end of right humerus, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
  • S42.401PUnspecified fracture of lower end of right humerus, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
  • S42.401SUnspecified fracture of lower end of right humerus, sequela
  • S42.402AUnspecified fracture of lower end of left humerus, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • and 388 more national subcodes

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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