S72.366
S72.366 — Nondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S72.366 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced segmental 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
S72.366 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 S72.366
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.366ANondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.366BNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.366CNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.366DNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.366ENondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.366FNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.366GNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.366HNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.366JNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.366KNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.366MNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.366NNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.366PNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.366QNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.366RNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.366SNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.36. If S72.366 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
- S72.365Nondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur
Questions about S72.366
- Is S72.366 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.366 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.366 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).