S72.2
S72.2 — Subtrochanteric fracture of femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S72.2 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for subtrochanteric fracture of 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
S72.2 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 S72.2
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.21Displaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur
- S72.22Displaced subtrochanteric fracture of left femur
- S72.23Displaced subtrochanteric fracture of unspecified femur
- S72.24Nondisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur
- S72.25Nondisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of left femur
- S72.26Nondisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of unspecified femur
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72. If S72.2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S72.2
- Is S72.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.2 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.2 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).