S72.331
S72.331: Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S72.331 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced oblique 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 S72.331
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S72.331
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S72.331
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 S72.331
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.331ADisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.331BDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.331CDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.331DDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.331EDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.331FDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.331GDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.331HDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.331JDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.331KDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.331MDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.331NDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.331PDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.331QDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.331RDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.331SDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur, sequela
Other codes under S72.33
- S72.332Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of left femur
- S72.333Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur
- S72.334Nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur
- S72.335Nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left femur
- S72.336Nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur