S72.47
S72.47 — Torus fracture of lower end of femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S72.47 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for torus fracture of lower end of 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 in subcategory S72.47
- A
- initial encounter for closed fracture
- D
- subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- G
- subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- K
- subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- P
- subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S72.47 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 S72.47
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.4. If S72.47 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S72.40Unspecified fracture of lower end of femur
- S72.41Unspecified condyle fracture of lower end of femur
- S72.42Fracture of lateral condyle of femur
- S72.43Fracture of medial condyle of femur
- S72.44Fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of femur
- S72.45Supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of femur
- S72.46Supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of femur
- S72.49Other fracture of lower end of femur
Questions about S72.47
- Is S72.47 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.47 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.47 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).