S72.356C
S72.356C — Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
S72.356C is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type iiia, iiib, or iiic. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "C" — initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
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
S72.356C risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 402 Hip Fracture/Dislocation0.467 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.356. If S72.356C is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- 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
- S72.356DNondisplaced 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
Questions about S72.356C
- Is S72.356C a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S72.356C is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S72.356C 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).