S72.442
S72.442 — Displaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of left femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S72.442 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) 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
S72.442 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 S72.442
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.442ADisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.442BDisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.442CDisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.442DDisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.442EDisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.442FDisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.442GDisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.442HDisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.442JDisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.442KDisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.442MDisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.442NDisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.442PDisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.442QDisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.442RDisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.442SDisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of left femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.44. If S72.442 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S72.441Displaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of right femur
- S72.443Displaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of unspecified femur
- S72.444Nondisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of right femur
- S72.445Nondisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of left femur
- S72.446Nondisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of unspecified femur
Questions about S72.442
- Is S72.442 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.442 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.442 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).