S72.309
S72.309 — Unspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S72.309 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified fracture of shaft 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
S72.309 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 S72.309
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.309AUnspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.309BUnspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.309CUnspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.309DUnspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.309EUnspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.309FUnspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.309GUnspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.309HUnspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.309JUnspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.309KUnspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.309MUnspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.309NUnspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.309PUnspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.309QUnspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.309RUnspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.309SUnspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.30. If S72.309 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S72.309
- Is S72.309 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.309 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.309 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).