S72.302
S72.302: Unspecified fracture of shaft of left femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S72.302 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified fracture of shaft of left 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 S72.302
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S72.302
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S72.302
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 S72.302
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.302AUnspecified fracture of shaft of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.302BUnspecified fracture of shaft of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.302CUnspecified fracture of shaft of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.302DUnspecified fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.302EUnspecified fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.302FUnspecified fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.302GUnspecified fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.302HUnspecified fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.302JUnspecified fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.302KUnspecified fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.302MUnspecified fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.302NUnspecified fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.302PUnspecified fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.302QUnspecified fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.302RUnspecified fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.302SUnspecified fracture of shaft of left femur, sequela