S72.126
S72.126: Nondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S72.126 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced 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
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S72.126
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S72.126
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S72.126
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 S72.126
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.126ANondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.126BNondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.126CNondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.126DNondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.126ENondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.126FNondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.126GNondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.126HNondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.126JNondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.126KNondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.126MNondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.126NNondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.126PNondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.126QNondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.126RNondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.126SNondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified 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
- S72.124Nondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of right femur
- S72.125Nondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of left femur