S72.011
S72.011 — Unspecified intracapsular fracture of right femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S72.011 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified intracapsular fracture of right femur. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
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
Risk adjustment
S72.011 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead S72.011
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.011AUnspecified intracapsular fracture of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.011BUnspecified intracapsular fracture of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.011CUnspecified intracapsular fracture of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.011DUnspecified intracapsular fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.011EUnspecified intracapsular fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.011FUnspecified intracapsular fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.011GUnspecified intracapsular fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.011HUnspecified intracapsular fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.011JUnspecified intracapsular fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.011KUnspecified intracapsular fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.011MUnspecified intracapsular fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.011NUnspecified intracapsular fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.011PUnspecified intracapsular fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.011QUnspecified intracapsular fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.011RUnspecified intracapsular fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.011SUnspecified intracapsular fracture of right femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.01. If S72.011 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S72.011
- Is S72.011 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.011 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.011 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79).