S72.065
S72.065 — Nondisplaced articular fracture of head of left femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S72.065 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced articular fracture of head of left 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
S72.065 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 S72.065
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.065ANondisplaced articular fracture of head of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.065BNondisplaced articular fracture of head of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.065CNondisplaced articular fracture of head of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.065DNondisplaced articular fracture of head of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.065ENondisplaced articular fracture of head of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.065FNondisplaced articular fracture of head of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.065GNondisplaced articular fracture of head of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.065HNondisplaced articular fracture of head of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.065JNondisplaced articular fracture of head of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.065KNondisplaced articular fracture of head of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.065MNondisplaced articular fracture of head of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.065NNondisplaced articular fracture of head of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.065PNondisplaced articular fracture of head of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.065QNondisplaced articular fracture of head of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.065RNondisplaced articular fracture of head of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.065SNondisplaced articular fracture of head of left femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.06. If S72.065 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
- S72.064Nondisplaced articular fracture of head of right femur
- S72.066Nondisplaced articular fracture of head of unspecified femur
Questions about S72.065
- Is S72.065 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.065 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.065 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).