S72.8X9A
S72.8X9A — Other fracture of unspecified femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
S72.8X9A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other fracture of unspecified femur, initial encounter for closed fracture. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "A" — initial encounter for closed fracture
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
S72.8X9A 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.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.8X9. If S72.8X9A is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- 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
Questions about S72.8X9A
- Is S72.8X9A a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S72.8X9A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S72.8X9A 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).