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