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
Risk adjustment
S72.302 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 S72.302
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
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.30. If S72.302 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S72.302
- Is S72.302 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.302 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.302 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).