S72.444
S72.444 — Nondisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of right femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S72.444 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) 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
Risk adjustment
S72.444 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 S72.444
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.444ANondisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.444BNondisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.444CNondisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.444DNondisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.444ENondisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.444FNondisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.444GNondisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.444HNondisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.444JNondisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.444KNondisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.444MNondisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.444NNondisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.444PNondisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.444QNondisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.444RNondisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.444SNondisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of right femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.44. If S72.444 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S72.441Displaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of right femur
- S72.442Displaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of left femur
- S72.443Displaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of unspecified femur
- S72.445Nondisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of left femur
- S72.446Nondisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of unspecified femur
Questions about S72.444
- Is S72.444 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.444 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.444 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).