S72.354
S72.354: Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S72.354 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced 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
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S72.354
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S72.354
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S72.354
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 S72.354
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.354ANondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.354BNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.354CNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.354DNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.354ENondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.354FNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.354GNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.354HNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.354JNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.354KNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.354MNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.354NNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.354PNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.354QNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.354RNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.354SNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur, sequela
Other codes under S72.35
- S72.351Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur
- S72.352Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur
- S72.353Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified femur
- S72.355Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur
- S72.356Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified femur