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
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S72.124
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S72.124
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S72.124
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
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
Other codes under S72.12
- 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