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