S72.135
S72.135 — Nondisplaced apophyseal fracture of left femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S72.135 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced apophyseal fracture of left 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
S72.135 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 S72.135
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.135ANondisplaced apophyseal fracture of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.135BNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.135CNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.135DNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.135ENondisplaced apophyseal fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.135FNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.135GNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.135HNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.135JNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.135KNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.135MNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.135NNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.135PNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.135QNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.135RNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.135SNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of left femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.13. If S72.135 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S72.135
- Is S72.135 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.135 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.135 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).