S72.336A
S72.336A — Nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
S72.336A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, initial encounter for closed fracture. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "A" — initial encounter for closed fracture
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
S72.336A 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 S72.336. If S72.336A is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S72.336BNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.336CNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.336DNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.336ENondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.336FNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.336GNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.336HNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.336JNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.336KNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.336MNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.336NNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.336PNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.336QNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.336RNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.336SNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, sequela
Questions about S72.336A
- Is S72.336A a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S72.336A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S72.336A 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).