S72.356
S72.356 — Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S72.356 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified 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
S72.356 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 S72.356
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.356ANondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.356BNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.356CNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.356DNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.356ENondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.356FNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.356GNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.356HNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.356JNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.356KNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.356MNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.356NNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.356PNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.356QNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.356RNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.356SNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.35. If S72.356 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
- S72.355Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur
Questions about S72.356
- Is S72.356 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.356 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.356 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).