S72.8X1
S72.8X1 — Other fracture of right femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S72.8X1 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other fracture 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
S72.8X1 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 S72.8X1
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.8X1AOther fracture of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.8X1BOther fracture of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.8X1COther fracture of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.8X1DOther fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.8X1EOther fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.8X1FOther fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.8X1GOther fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.8X1HOther fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.8X1JOther fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.8X1KOther fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.8X1MOther fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.8X1NOther fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.8X1POther fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.8X1QOther fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.8X1ROther fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.8X1SOther fracture of right femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.8X. If S72.8X1 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S72.8X1
- Is S72.8X1 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.8X1 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.8X1 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).