S72.24
S72.24 — Nondisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S72.24 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced 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
Risk adjustment
S72.24 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 S72.24
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.24XANondisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.24XBNondisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.24XCNondisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.24XDNondisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.24XENondisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.24XFNondisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.24XGNondisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.24XHNondisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.24XJNondisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.24XKNondisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.24XMNondisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.24XNNondisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.24XPNondisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.24XQNondisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.24XRNondisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.24XSNondisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.2. If S72.24 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S72.24
- Is S72.24 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.24 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.24 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).