S72.136
S72.136: Nondisplaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S72.136 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced 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
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S72.136
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S72.136
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S72.136
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 S72.136
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.136ANondisplaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.136BNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.136CNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.136DNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.136ENondisplaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.136FNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.136GNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.136HNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.136JNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.136KNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.136MNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.136NNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.136PNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.136QNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.136RNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.136SNondisplaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur, sequela