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
Risk adjustment
S72.321 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 S72.321
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
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.32. If S72.321 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- 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
Questions about S72.321
- Is S72.321 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.321 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.321 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).