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
Risk adjustment
S72.355 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 S72.355
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
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.35. If S72.355 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- 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
Questions about S72.355
- Is S72.355 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.355 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.355 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).