S72.352
S72.352: Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S72.352 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced comminuted 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
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S72.352
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S72.352
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S72.352
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead S72.352
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.352ADisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.352BDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.352CDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.352DDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.352EDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.352FDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.352GDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.352HDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.352JDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.352KDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.352MDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.352NDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.352PDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.352QDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.352RDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.352SDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur, sequela
Other codes under S72.35
- S72.351Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right 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