S72.333C
S72.333C — Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
S72.333C is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for displaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified 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
Risk adjustment
S72.333C 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.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.333. If S72.333C is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S72.333ADisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.333BDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.333DDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.333EDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.333FDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.333GDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.333HDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.333JDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.333KDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.333MDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.333NDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.333PDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.333QDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.333RDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.333SDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, sequela
Questions about S72.333C
- Is S72.333C a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S72.333C is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S72.333C 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).