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