S72.365
S72.365 — Nondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S72.365 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced 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
S72.365 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 S72.365
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.365ANondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.365BNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.365CNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.365DNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.365ENondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.365FNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.365GNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.365HNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.365JNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.365KNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.365MNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.365NNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.365PNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.365QNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.365RNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.365SNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.36. If S72.365 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S72.361Displaced segmental fracture of shaft of right femur
- S72.362Displaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur
- S72.363Displaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified femur
- S72.364Nondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of right femur
- S72.366Nondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified femur
Questions about S72.365
- Is S72.365 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.365 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.365 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).