S72.21
S72.21: Displaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S72.21 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced subtrochanteric 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 S72.21
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S72.21
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S72.21
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 S72.21
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.21XADisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.21XBDisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.21XCDisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.21XDDisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.21XEDisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.21XFDisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.21XGDisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.21XHDisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.21XJDisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.21XKDisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.21XMDisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.21XNDisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.21XPDisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.21XQDisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.21XRDisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.21XSDisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur, sequela