S72.92
S72.92 — Unspecified fracture of left femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S72.92 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified 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
S72.92 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 S72.92
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.92XAUnspecified fracture of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.92XBUnspecified fracture of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.92XCUnspecified fracture of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.92XDUnspecified fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.92XEUnspecified fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.92XFUnspecified fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.92XGUnspecified fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.92XHUnspecified fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.92XJUnspecified fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.92XKUnspecified fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.92XMUnspecified fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.92XNUnspecified fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.92XPUnspecified fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.92XQUnspecified fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.92XRUnspecified fracture of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.92XSUnspecified fracture of left femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.9. If S72.92 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S72.92
- Is S72.92 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.92 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.92 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).