S72.491B: Other fracture of lower end of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
S72.491B is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other fracture of lower end of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type i or ii. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S72.491B with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "B": initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
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
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S72.491B
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S72.491B
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Written on S72.4: Fracture of lower end of femur
Other codes that can never be billed with S72.491B
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
S72.491B 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. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.
Medicare coverage
S72.491B is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52465Knee Orthoses - Policy Article
- A57685Billing and Coding: Total Knee Arthroplasty
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under S72.491
- S72.491AOther fracture of lower end of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.491COther fracture of lower end of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.491DOther fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.491EOther fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.491FOther fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.491GOther fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.491HOther fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.491JOther fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.491KOther fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.491MOther fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.491NOther fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.491POther fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.491QOther fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.491ROther fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.491SOther fracture of lower end of right femur, sequela