S72.362
S72.362 — Displaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S72.362 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced segmental 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
S72.362 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 S72.362
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.362ADisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.362BDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.362CDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.362DDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.362EDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.362FDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.362GDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.362HDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.362JDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.362KDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.362MDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.362NDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.362PDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.362QDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.362RDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.362SDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.36. If S72.362 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S72.361Displaced segmental fracture of shaft of right femur
- S72.363Displaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified femur
- S72.364Nondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of right femur
- S72.365Nondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur
- S72.366Nondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified femur
Questions about S72.362
- Is S72.362 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.362 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.362 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).