S72.415
S72.415 — Nondisplaced unspecified condyle fracture of lower end of left femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S72.415 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced unspecified condyle fracture of lower end 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
S72.415 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 S72.415
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.415ANondisplaced unspecified condyle fracture of lower end of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.415BNondisplaced unspecified condyle fracture of lower end of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.415CNondisplaced unspecified condyle fracture of lower end of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.415DNondisplaced unspecified condyle fracture of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.415ENondisplaced unspecified condyle fracture of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.415FNondisplaced unspecified condyle fracture of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.415GNondisplaced unspecified condyle fracture of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.415HNondisplaced unspecified condyle fracture of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.415JNondisplaced unspecified condyle fracture of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.415KNondisplaced unspecified condyle fracture of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.415MNondisplaced unspecified condyle fracture of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.415NNondisplaced unspecified condyle fracture of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.415PNondisplaced unspecified condyle fracture of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.415QNondisplaced unspecified condyle fracture of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.415RNondisplaced unspecified condyle fracture of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.415SNondisplaced unspecified condyle fracture of lower end of left femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.41. If S72.415 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S72.411Displaced unspecified condyle fracture of lower end of right femur
- S72.412Displaced unspecified condyle fracture of lower end of left femur
- S72.413Displaced unspecified condyle fracture of lower end of unspecified femur
- S72.414Nondisplaced unspecified condyle fracture of lower end of right femur
- S72.416Nondisplaced unspecified condyle fracture of lower end of unspecified femur
Questions about S72.415
- Is S72.415 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.415 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.415 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).