S72.111
S72.111 — Displaced fracture of greater trochanter of right femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S72.111 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced fracture of greater trochanter 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
S72.111 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 S72.111
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.111ADisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.111BDisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.111CDisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.111DDisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.111EDisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.111FDisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.111GDisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.111HDisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.111JDisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.111KDisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.111MDisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.111NDisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.111PDisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.111QDisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.111RDisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.111SDisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of right femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.11. If S72.111 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S72.112Displaced fracture of greater trochanter of left femur
- S72.113Displaced fracture of greater trochanter of unspecified femur
- S72.114Nondisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of right femur
- S72.115Nondisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of left femur
- S72.116Nondisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of unspecified femur
Questions about S72.111
- Is S72.111 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.111 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.111 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).