S72.23
S72.23 — Displaced subtrochanteric fracture of unspecified femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S72.23 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced subtrochanteric 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
Risk adjustment
S72.23 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 S72.23
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.23XADisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of unspecified femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.23XBDisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.23XCDisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.23XDDisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.23XEDisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.23XFDisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.23XGDisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.23XHDisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.23XJDisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.23XKDisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.23XMDisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.23XNDisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.23XPDisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.23XQDisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.23XRDisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.23XSDisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of unspecified femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.2. If S72.23 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S72.23
- Is S72.23 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.23 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.23 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).