S72.061
S72.061 — Displaced articular fracture of head of right femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S72.061 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced articular 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
Risk adjustment
S72.061 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 S72.061
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.061ADisplaced articular fracture of head of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.061BDisplaced articular fracture of head of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.061CDisplaced articular fracture of head of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.061DDisplaced articular fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.061EDisplaced articular fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.061FDisplaced articular fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.061GDisplaced articular fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.061HDisplaced articular fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.061JDisplaced articular fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.061KDisplaced articular fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.061MDisplaced articular fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.061NDisplaced articular fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.061PDisplaced articular fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.061QDisplaced articular fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.061RDisplaced articular fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.061SDisplaced articular fracture of head of right femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.06. If S72.061 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S72.062Displaced articular fracture of head of left femur
- S72.063Displaced articular fracture of head of unspecified femur
- S72.064Nondisplaced articular fracture of head of right femur
- S72.065Nondisplaced articular fracture of head of left femur
- S72.066Nondisplaced articular fracture of head of unspecified femur
Questions about S72.061
- Is S72.061 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.061 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.061 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).