S72.401
S72.401: Unspecified fracture of lower end of right femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S72.401 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified fracture of lower end of right 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
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S72.401
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S72.401
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Written on S72.4: Fracture of lower end of femur
Other codes that can never be billed with S72.401
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead S72.401
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.401AUnspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.401BUnspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.401CUnspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.401DUnspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.401EUnspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.401FUnspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.401GUnspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.401HUnspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.401JUnspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.401KUnspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.401MUnspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.401NUnspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.401PUnspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.401QUnspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.401RUnspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.401SUnspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, sequela