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