S72.8X2
S72.8X2 — Other fracture of left femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S72.8X2 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other fracture of left 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
S72.8X2 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 S72.8X2
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.8X2AOther fracture of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.8X2BOther fracture of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.8X2COther fracture of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.8X2DOther fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.8X2EOther fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.8X2FOther fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.8X2GOther fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.8X2HOther fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.8X2JOther fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.8X2KOther fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.8X2MOther fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.8X2NOther fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.8X2POther fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.8X2QOther fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.8X2ROther fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.8X2SOther fracture of left femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.8X. If S72.8X2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S72.8X2
- Is S72.8X2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.8X2 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.8X2 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).