S72.051
S72.051: Unspecified fracture of head of right femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S72.051 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified fracture of head 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 S72.051
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S72.051
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 S72.051
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 S72.051
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.051AUnspecified fracture of head of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.051BUnspecified fracture of head of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.051CUnspecified fracture of head of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.051DUnspecified fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.051EUnspecified fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.051FUnspecified fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.051GUnspecified fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.051HUnspecified fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.051JUnspecified fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.051KUnspecified fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.051MUnspecified fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.051NUnspecified fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.051PUnspecified fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.051QUnspecified fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.051RUnspecified fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.051SUnspecified fracture of head of right femur, sequela