S72.124
S72.124 — Nondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of right femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S72.124 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced fracture of lesser 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
S72.124 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 S72.124
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.124ANondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.124BNondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.124CNondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.124DNondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.124ENondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.124FNondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.124GNondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.124HNondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.124JNondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.124KNondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.124MNondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.124NNondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.124PNondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.124QNondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.124RNondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.124SNondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of right femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.12. If S72.124 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
- S72.123Displaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur
- S72.125Nondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of left femur
- S72.126Nondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur
Questions about S72.124
- Is S72.124 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.124 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.124 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).