S72.035
S72.035 — Nondisplaced midcervical fracture of left femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S72.035 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced midcervical fracture 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
S72.035 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 S72.035
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.035ANondisplaced midcervical fracture of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.035BNondisplaced midcervical fracture of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.035CNondisplaced midcervical fracture of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.035DNondisplaced midcervical fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.035ENondisplaced midcervical fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.035FNondisplaced midcervical fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.035GNondisplaced midcervical fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.035HNondisplaced midcervical fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.035JNondisplaced midcervical fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.035KNondisplaced midcervical fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.035MNondisplaced midcervical fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.035NNondisplaced midcervical fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.035PNondisplaced midcervical fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.035QNondisplaced midcervical fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.035RNondisplaced midcervical fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.035SNondisplaced midcervical fracture of left femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.03. If S72.035 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S72.035
- Is S72.035 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.035 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.035 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).