S72.101
S72.101 — Unspecified trochanteric fracture of right femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S72.101 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified trochanteric fracture 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
S72.101 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 S72.101
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.101AUnspecified trochanteric fracture of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.101BUnspecified trochanteric fracture of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.101CUnspecified trochanteric fracture of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.101DUnspecified trochanteric fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.101EUnspecified trochanteric fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.101FUnspecified trochanteric fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.101GUnspecified trochanteric fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.101HUnspecified trochanteric fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.101JUnspecified trochanteric fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.101KUnspecified trochanteric fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.101MUnspecified trochanteric fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.101NUnspecified trochanteric fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.101PUnspecified trochanteric fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.101QUnspecified trochanteric fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.101RUnspecified trochanteric fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.101SUnspecified trochanteric fracture of right femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.10. If S72.101 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S72.101
- Is S72.101 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.101 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.101 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).