S72.335
S72.335 — Nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S72.335 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced oblique 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
Risk adjustment
S72.335 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead S72.335
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.335ANondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.335BNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.335CNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.335DNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.335ENondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.335FNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.335GNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.335HNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.335JNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.335KNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.335MNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.335NNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.335PNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.335QNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.335RNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.335SNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.33. If S72.335 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- 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
- S72.334Nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur
- S72.336Nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur
Questions about S72.335
- Is S72.335 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.335 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.335 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).