S72.064
S72.064 — Nondisplaced articular fracture of head of right femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S72.064 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced 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
S72.064 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 S72.064
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.064ANondisplaced articular fracture of head of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.064BNondisplaced articular fracture of head of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.064CNondisplaced articular fracture of head of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.064DNondisplaced articular fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.064ENondisplaced articular fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.064FNondisplaced articular fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.064GNondisplaced articular fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.064HNondisplaced articular fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.064JNondisplaced articular fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.064KNondisplaced articular fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.064MNondisplaced articular fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.064NNondisplaced articular fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.064PNondisplaced articular fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.064QNondisplaced articular fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.064RNondisplaced articular fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.064SNondisplaced articular fracture of head of right femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.06. If S72.064 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S72.061Displaced articular fracture of head of right femur
- S72.062Displaced articular fracture of head of left femur
- S72.063Displaced articular fracture of head of unspecified femur
- S72.065Nondisplaced articular fracture of head of left femur
- S72.066Nondisplaced articular fracture of head of unspecified femur
Questions about S72.064
- Is S72.064 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.064 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.064 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).