S72.062Q: Displaced articular fracture of head of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
S72.062Q is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for displaced articular fracture of head of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type i or ii with malunion. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S72.062Q with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "Q": subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
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 S72.062Q
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S72.062Q
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 S72.062Q
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.
Medicare coverage
S72.062Q is named in 12 Medicare coverage policies: 12 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
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Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under S72.062
- S72.062ADisplaced articular fracture of head of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.062BDisplaced articular fracture of head of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.062CDisplaced articular fracture of head of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.062DDisplaced articular fracture of head of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.062EDisplaced articular fracture of head of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.062FDisplaced articular fracture of head of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.062GDisplaced articular fracture of head of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.062HDisplaced articular fracture of head of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.062JDisplaced articular fracture of head of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.062KDisplaced articular fracture of head of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.062MDisplaced articular fracture of head of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.062NDisplaced articular fracture of head of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.062PDisplaced articular fracture of head of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.062RDisplaced articular fracture of head of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.062SDisplaced articular fracture of head of left femur, sequela