S72.331C — Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
S72.331C is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for displaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type iiia, iiib, or iiic. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "C" — initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
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 S72.331C
These are not written on S72.331C, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing S72.331C with anything listed here is a denial.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S72.331C
Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of S72.331C, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.
Other codes that can never be billed with S72.331C
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at S72.331C. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading S72.331C alone.
Risk adjustment
S72.331C risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 402 Hip Fracture/Dislocation0.467 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score.
Medicare coverage
S72.331C is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies — 7 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
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Code history
S72.331C has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.331. If S72.331C is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- 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
- S72.331DDisplaced 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
Questions about S72.331C
- Is S72.331C a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S72.331C is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S72.331C 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).
- What cannot be coded together with S72.331C?
- S72.331C carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above S72.331C (S72) and apply to it just the same.