S72.342
S72.342 — Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of left femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S72.342 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced spiral 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
S72.342 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 S72.342
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.342ADisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.342BDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.342CDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.342DDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.342EDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.342FDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.342GDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.342HDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.342JDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.342KDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.342MDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.342NDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.342PDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.342QDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.342RDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.342SDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.34. If S72.342 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S72.341Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of right femur
- S72.343Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified femur
- S72.344Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right femur
- S72.345Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left femur
- S72.346Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified femur
Questions about S72.342
- Is S72.342 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.342 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.342 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).