S72.324
S72.324: Nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S72.324 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced 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 S72.324
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S72.324
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S72.324
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 S72.324
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.324ANondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.324BNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.324CNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.324DNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.324ENondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.324FNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.324GNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.324HNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.324JNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.324KNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.324MNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.324NNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.324PNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.324QNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.324RNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.324SNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur, sequela
Other codes under S72.32
- S72.321Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur
- S72.322Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of left femur
- S72.323Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified femur
- S72.325Nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of left femur
- S72.326Nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified femur