S72.066K
S72.066K: Nondisplaced articular fracture of head of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
S72.066K is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced articular fracture of head of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S72.066K with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "K": subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
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 S72.066K
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S72.066K
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 S72.066K
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
S72.066K 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 S72.066
- 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
- S72.066MNondisplaced 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