S72.131
S72.131: Displaced apophyseal fracture of right femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S72.131 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced apophyseal fracture 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 S72.131
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S72.131
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S72.131
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 S72.131
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.131ADisplaced apophyseal fracture of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.131BDisplaced apophyseal fracture of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.131CDisplaced apophyseal fracture of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.131DDisplaced apophyseal fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.131EDisplaced apophyseal fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.131FDisplaced apophyseal fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.131GDisplaced apophyseal fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.131HDisplaced apophyseal fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.131JDisplaced apophyseal fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.131KDisplaced apophyseal fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.131MDisplaced apophyseal fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.131NDisplaced apophyseal fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.131PDisplaced apophyseal fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.131QDisplaced apophyseal fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.131RDisplaced apophyseal fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.131SDisplaced apophyseal fracture of right femur, sequela