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