S72.344
S72.344 — Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right femur
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S72.344 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right 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
S72.344 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 S72.344
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S72.344ANondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.344BNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.344CNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.344DNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.344ENondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.344FNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.344GNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.344HNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.344JNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.344KNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.344MNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.344NNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.344PNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.344QNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.344RNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.344SNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right femur, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S72.34. If S72.344 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S72.344
- Is S72.344 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S72.344 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S72.344 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).