S72.346B
S72.346B — Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
S72.346B is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type i or ii. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "B" — initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
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
S72.346B 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 S72.346. If S72.346B is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S72.346ANondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.346CNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.346DNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.346ENondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.346FNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.346GNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.346HNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.346JNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.346KNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.346MNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.346NNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.346PNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.346QNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.346RNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.346SNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, sequela
Questions about S72.346B
- Is S72.346B a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S72.346B is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S72.346B 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).