S72.023
S72.023 — Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S72.023 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified 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
S72.023 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 S72.023
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.023ADisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.023BDisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.023CDisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.023DDisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.023EDisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.023FDisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.023GDisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.023HDisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.023JDisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.023KDisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.023MDisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.023NDisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.023PDisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.023QDisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.023RDisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.023SDisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.02. If S72.023 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S72.021Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur
- S72.022Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur
- S72.024Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur
- S72.025Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur
- S72.026Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur
Questions about S72.023
- Is S72.023 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.023 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.023 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).