S72.334
S72.334: Nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S72.334 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced 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 S72.334
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S72.334
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S72.334
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 S72.334
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.334ANondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.334BNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.334CNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.334DNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.334ENondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.334FNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.334GNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.334HNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.334JNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.334KNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.334MNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.334NNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.334PNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.334QNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.334RNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.334SNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur, sequela
Other codes under S72.33
- S72.331Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur
- S72.332Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of left femur
- S72.333Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur
- S72.335Nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left femur
- S72.336Nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur