S72.479A
S72.479A — Torus fracture of lower end of unspecified femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
S72.479A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for torus fracture of lower end of unspecified femur, initial encounter for closed fracture. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "A" — initial encounter for closed fracture
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
S72.479A risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 402 Hip Fracture/Dislocation0.467 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.479. If S72.479A is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S72.479DTorus fracture of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S72.479GTorus fracture of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S72.479KTorus fracture of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S72.479PTorus fracture of lower end of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S72.479STorus fracture of lower end of unspecified femur, sequela
Questions about S72.479A
- Is S72.479A a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S72.479A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S72.479A 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).