S72.323Q
S72.323Q: Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
S72.323Q is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for displaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type i or ii with malunion. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S72.323Q with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "Q": subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
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 S72.323Q
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S72.323Q
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S72.323Q
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.
Other codes under S72.323
- 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
- S72.323RDisplaced 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