S72.115
S72.115 — Nondisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of left femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S72.115 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced 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
S72.115 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 S72.115
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.115ANondisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.115BNondisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.115CNondisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.115DNondisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.115ENondisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.115FNondisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.115GNondisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.115HNondisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.115JNondisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.115KNondisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.115MNondisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.115NNondisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.115PNondisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.115QNondisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.115RNondisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.115SNondisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of left femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.11. If S72.115 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S72.111Displaced fracture of greater trochanter of right femur
- 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
- S72.116Nondisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of unspecified femur
Questions about S72.115
- Is S72.115 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.115 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.115 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).