S72.323
S72.323 — Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S72.323 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced transverse 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
S72.323 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 S72.323
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.323ADisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.323BDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.323CDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.323DDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.323EDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.323FDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.323GDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.323HDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.323JDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.323KDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.323MDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.323NDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.323PDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.323QDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.323RDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.323SDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.32. If S72.323 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S72.321Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur
- S72.322Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of left 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 S72.323
- Is S72.323 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.323 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.323 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).