S72.024
S72.024 — Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S72.024 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) 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
S72.024 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 S72.024
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.024ANondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.024BNondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.024CNondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.024DNondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.024ENondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.024FNondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.024GNondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.024HNondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.024JNondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.024KNondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.024MNondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.024NNondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.024PNondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.024QNondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.024RNondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.024SNondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.02. If S72.024 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
- S72.023Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur
- S72.025Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur
- S72.026Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur
Questions about S72.024
- Is S72.024 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.024 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.024 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).