S72.351
S72.351 — Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S72.351 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced comminuted 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
Risk adjustment
S72.351 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 S72.351
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.351ADisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.351BDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.351CDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.351DDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.351EDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.351FDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.351GDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.351HDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.351JDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.351KDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.351MDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.351NDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.351PDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.351QDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.351RDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.351SDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.35. If S72.351 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S72.352Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur
- S72.353Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified femur
- S72.354Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur
- S72.355Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur
- S72.356Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified femur
Questions about S72.351
- Is S72.351 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.351 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.351 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).