S72.142J
S72.142J: Displaced intertrochanteric fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exemptleft
S72.142J is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for displaced intertrochanteric fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type iiia, iiib, or iiic with delayed healing. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S72.142J with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "J": subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
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 S72.142J
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S72.142J
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S72.142J
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.
Medicare coverage
S72.142J is named in 11 Medicare coverage policies: 11 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52465Knee Orthoses - Policy Article
- A53058Billing and Coding: Home Health Physical Therapy
- A53065Billing and Coding: Outpatient Physical Therapy
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under S72.142
- S72.142ADisplaced intertrochanteric fracture of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.142BDisplaced intertrochanteric fracture of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.142CDisplaced intertrochanteric fracture of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.142DDisplaced intertrochanteric fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.142EDisplaced intertrochanteric fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.142FDisplaced intertrochanteric fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.142GDisplaced intertrochanteric fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.142HDisplaced intertrochanteric fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.142KDisplaced intertrochanteric fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.142MDisplaced intertrochanteric fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.142NDisplaced intertrochanteric fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.142PDisplaced intertrochanteric fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.142QDisplaced intertrochanteric fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.142RDisplaced intertrochanteric fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.142SDisplaced intertrochanteric fracture of left femur, sequela