S72.009N
S72.009N: Fracture of unspecified part of neck of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
S72.009N is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for fracture of unspecified part of neck of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type iiia, iiib, or iiic with nonunion. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S72.009N with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "N": subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S72
- A
- initial encounter for closed fracture
- B
- initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- C
- initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- D
- subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- E
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- F
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- G
- subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- H
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- J
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- K
- subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- M
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- N
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- P
- subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- Q
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- R
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S
- sequela
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S72.009N
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S72.009N
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Written on S72.0: Fracture of head and neck of femur
Other codes that can never be billed with S72.009N
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
S72.009N is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
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Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under S72.009
- S72.009AFracture of unspecified part of neck of unspecified femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.009BFracture of unspecified part of neck of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.009CFracture of unspecified part of neck of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.009DFracture of unspecified part of neck of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.009EFracture of unspecified part of neck of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.009FFracture of unspecified part of neck of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.009GFracture of unspecified part of neck of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.009HFracture of unspecified part of neck of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.009JFracture of unspecified part of neck of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.009KFracture of unspecified part of neck of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.009MFracture of unspecified part of neck of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.009PFracture of unspecified part of neck of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.009QFracture of unspecified part of neck of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.009RFracture of unspecified part of neck of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.009SFracture of unspecified part of neck of unspecified femur, sequela