S72.133
S72.133 — Displaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S72.133 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced apophyseal fracture 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
S72.133 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 S72.133
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.133ADisplaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.133BDisplaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.133CDisplaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.133DDisplaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.133EDisplaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.133FDisplaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.133GDisplaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.133HDisplaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.133JDisplaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.133KDisplaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.133MDisplaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.133NDisplaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.133PDisplaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.133QDisplaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.133RDisplaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.133SDisplaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.13. If S72.133 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S72.133
- Is S72.133 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.133 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.133 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).