S72.031
S72.031: Displaced midcervical fracture of right femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S72.031 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced midcervical 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
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S72.031
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S72.031
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 S72.031
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.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead S72.031
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.031ADisplaced midcervical fracture of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.031BDisplaced midcervical fracture of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.031CDisplaced midcervical fracture of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.031DDisplaced midcervical fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.031EDisplaced midcervical fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.031FDisplaced midcervical fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.031GDisplaced midcervical fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.031HDisplaced midcervical fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.031JDisplaced midcervical fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.031KDisplaced midcervical fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.031MDisplaced midcervical fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.031NDisplaced midcervical fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.031PDisplaced midcervical fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.031QDisplaced midcervical fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.031RDisplaced midcervical fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.031SDisplaced midcervical fracture of right femur, sequela