S72.134
S72.134: Nondisplaced apophyseal fracture of right femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S72.134 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced 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 S72.134
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S72.134
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S72.134
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 S72.134
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.134ANondisplaced apophyseal fracture of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.134BNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.134CNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.134DNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.134ENondisplaced apophyseal fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.134FNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.134GNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.134HNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.134JNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.134KNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.134MNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.134NNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.134PNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.134QNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.134RNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.134SNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of right femur, sequela