S72.045
S72.045 — Nondisplaced fracture of base of neck of left femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S72.045 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced 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
S72.045 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 S72.045
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.045ANondisplaced fracture of base of neck of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.045BNondisplaced fracture of base of neck of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.045CNondisplaced fracture of base of neck of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.045DNondisplaced fracture of base of neck of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.045ENondisplaced fracture of base of neck of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.045FNondisplaced fracture of base of neck of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.045GNondisplaced fracture of base of neck of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.045HNondisplaced fracture of base of neck of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.045JNondisplaced fracture of base of neck of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.045KNondisplaced fracture of base of neck of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.045MNondisplaced fracture of base of neck of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.045NNondisplaced fracture of base of neck of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.045PNondisplaced fracture of base of neck of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.045QNondisplaced fracture of base of neck of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.045RNondisplaced fracture of base of neck of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.045SNondisplaced fracture of base of neck of left femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.04. If S72.045 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S72.045
- Is S72.045 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.045 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.045 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).