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
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S72.8X1
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S72.8X1
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S72.8X1
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
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