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