S72.123
S72.123 — Displaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S72.123 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified 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
S72.123 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 S72.123
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.123ADisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.123BDisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.123CDisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.123DDisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.123EDisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.123FDisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.123GDisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.123HDisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.123JDisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.123KDisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.123MDisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.123NDisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.123PDisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.123QDisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.123RDisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.123SDisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.12. If S72.123 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S72.121Displaced fracture of lesser trochanter of right femur
- S72.122Displaced fracture of lesser trochanter of left femur
- S72.124Nondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of right femur
- S72.125Nondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of left femur
- S72.126Nondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur
Questions about S72.123
- Is S72.123 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.123 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.123 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).