S72.8X9
S72.8X9: Other fracture of unspecified femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S72.8X9 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other fracture of unspecified 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 S72.8X9
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S72.8X9
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S72.8X9
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 S72.8X9
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.8X9AOther fracture of unspecified femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.8X9BOther fracture of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.8X9COther fracture of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.8X9DOther fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.8X9EOther fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.8X9FOther fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.8X9GOther fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.8X9HOther fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.8X9JOther fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.8X9KOther fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.8X9MOther fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.8X9NOther fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.8X9POther fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.8X9QOther fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.8X9ROther fracture of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.8X9SOther fracture of unspecified femur, sequela