S72.052C: Unspecified fracture of head of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
S72.052C is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified fracture of head of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type iiia, iiib, or iiic. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S72.052C with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "C": initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
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 S72.052C
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S72.052C
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 S72.052C
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
S72.052C risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 402 Hip Fracture/Dislocation0.467 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.
Medicare coverage
S72.052C is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies: 7 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52465Knee Orthoses - Policy Article
- A54767Billing and Coding: Medicare Preventive Coverage for Certain Vaccines
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
- A56796Billing and Coding: Lower Extremity Major Joint Replacement (Hip and Knee)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under S72.052
- S72.052AUnspecified fracture of head of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.052BUnspecified fracture of head of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.052DUnspecified fracture of head of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.052EUnspecified fracture of head of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.052FUnspecified fracture of head of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.052GUnspecified fracture of head of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.052HUnspecified fracture of head of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.052JUnspecified fracture of head of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.052KUnspecified fracture of head of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.052MUnspecified fracture of head of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.052NUnspecified fracture of head of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.052PUnspecified fracture of head of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.052QUnspecified fracture of head of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.052RUnspecified fracture of head of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.052SUnspecified fracture of head of left femur, sequela