S72.102F
S72.102F — Unspecified trochanteric fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exemptleft
S72.102F is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified trochanteric fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type iiia, iiib, or iiic with routine healing. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "F" — subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
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
S72.102F 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.
Medicare coverage
S72.102F is named in 8 Medicare coverage policies — 8 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
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Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.102. If S72.102F is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S72.102AUnspecified trochanteric fracture of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.102BUnspecified trochanteric fracture of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.102CUnspecified trochanteric fracture of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.102DUnspecified trochanteric fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.102EUnspecified trochanteric fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.102GUnspecified trochanteric fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.102HUnspecified trochanteric fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.102JUnspecified trochanteric fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.102KUnspecified trochanteric fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.102MUnspecified trochanteric fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.102NUnspecified trochanteric fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.102PUnspecified trochanteric fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.102QUnspecified trochanteric fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.102RUnspecified trochanteric fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.102SUnspecified trochanteric fracture of left femur, sequela
Questions about S72.102F
- Is S72.102F a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S72.102F is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S72.102F 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).