S72.063F
S72.063F: Displaced articular fracture of head of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
S72.063F is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for displaced articular fracture of head of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type iiia, iiib, or iiic with routine healing. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S72.063F with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "F": subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
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 S72.063F
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S72.063F
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 S72.063F
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
S72.063F is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A57765Billing and Coding: Major Joint Replacement (Hip and Knee)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under S72.063
- S72.063ADisplaced articular fracture of head of unspecified femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.063BDisplaced articular fracture of head of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.063CDisplaced articular fracture of head of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.063DDisplaced articular fracture of head of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.063EDisplaced articular fracture of head of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.063GDisplaced articular fracture of head of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.063HDisplaced articular fracture of head of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.063JDisplaced articular fracture of head of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.063KDisplaced articular fracture of head of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.063MDisplaced articular fracture of head of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.063NDisplaced articular fracture of head of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.063PDisplaced articular fracture of head of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.063QDisplaced articular fracture of head of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.063RDisplaced articular fracture of head of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.063SDisplaced articular fracture of head of unspecified femur, sequela