S72.91XK
S72.91XK — Unspecified fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exemptright
S72.91XK is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "K" — subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
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
S72.91XK 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.
Medicare coverage
S72.91XK is named in 8 Medicare coverage policies — 8 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
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- A53065Billing and Coding: Outpatient Physical Therapy
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.91. If S72.91XK is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S72.91XAUnspecified fracture of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.91XBUnspecified fracture of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.91XCUnspecified fracture of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.91XDUnspecified fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.91XEUnspecified fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.91XFUnspecified fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.91XGUnspecified fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.91XHUnspecified fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.91XJUnspecified fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.91XMUnspecified fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.91XNUnspecified fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.91XPUnspecified fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.91XQUnspecified fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.91XRUnspecified fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.91XSUnspecified fracture of right femur, sequela
Questions about S72.91XK
- Is S72.91XK a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S72.91XK is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S72.91XK 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).