S72.321
S72.321: Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S72.321 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced transverse fracture of shaft 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
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S72.321
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S72.321
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S72.321
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 S72.321
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.321ADisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.321BDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.321CDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.321DDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.321EDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.321FDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.321GDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.321HDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.321JDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.321KDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.321MDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.321NDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.321PDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.321QDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.321RDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.321SDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur, sequela
Other codes under S72.32
- S72.322Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of left femur
- S72.323Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified femur
- S72.324Nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur
- S72.325Nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of left femur
- S72.326Nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified femur