S72.042
S72.042 — Displaced fracture of base of neck of left femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S72.042 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced fracture of base of neck 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
S72.042 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 S72.042
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.042ADisplaced fracture of base of neck of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.042BDisplaced fracture of base of neck of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.042CDisplaced fracture of base of neck of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.042DDisplaced fracture of base of neck of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.042EDisplaced fracture of base of neck of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.042FDisplaced fracture of base of neck of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.042GDisplaced fracture of base of neck of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.042HDisplaced fracture of base of neck of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.042JDisplaced fracture of base of neck of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.042KDisplaced fracture of base of neck of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.042MDisplaced fracture of base of neck of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.042NDisplaced fracture of base of neck of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.042PDisplaced fracture of base of neck of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.042QDisplaced fracture of base of neck of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.042RDisplaced fracture of base of neck of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.042SDisplaced fracture of base of neck of left femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.04. If S72.042 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S72.041Displaced fracture of base of neck of right femur
- S72.043Displaced fracture of base of neck of unspecified femur
- S72.044Nondisplaced fracture of base of neck of right femur
- S72.045Nondisplaced fracture of base of neck of left femur
- S72.046Nondisplaced fracture of base of neck of unspecified femur
Questions about S72.042
- Is S72.042 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.042 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.042 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).