S72.011G
S72.011G: Unspecified intracapsular fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exemptright
S72.011G is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified intracapsular fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S72.011G with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "G": subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
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 S72.011G
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S72.011G
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 S72.011G
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
S72.011G is named in 9 Medicare coverage policies: 9 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52465Knee Orthoses - Policy Article
- A53058Billing and Coding: Home Health Physical Therapy
- A53065Billing and Coding: Outpatient Physical Therapy
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under S72.011
- 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
- S72.011HUnspecified 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