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ICD-10-CM Code S72.062
Displaced articular fracture of head of left femur

NON-BILLABLE
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.
7th Character Required
7th Character Required
Code requires 7th Character Extension identifier. This 7th Character usually captures Episode of Care information, such as "Initial Encounter," "Subsquent Encounter," or "Sequela."
| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code S72.062 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use specify a 7th character that describes the diagnosis 'displaced articular fracture of head of left femur' in more detail. The 7th characters that can be added, and the resulting billable codes, are as follows:


7th Digit Billable Code 7th Digit Specifies
A S72.062A initial encounter
B S72.062B initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
C S72.062C initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
D S72.062D subsequent encounter
E S72.062E subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
F S72.062F subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
G S72.062G subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
H S72.062H subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
J S72.062J subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
K S72.062K subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
M S72.062M subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
N S72.062N subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
P S72.062P subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
Q S72.062Q subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
R S72.062R subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
S S72.062S sequela

What is 7th Character Extension?

For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier. T67.4XXA Initial Encounter or T67.4XXD Subsequent Encounter. More Info

The ICD code S720 is used to code Hip fracture

A hip fracture is a serious femoral fracture that occurs in the proximal end of the femur (the long bone running through the thigh), near the hip.

MeSH Code: 68006620

AP hip radiograph demonstrating an intertrochanteric fracture

Source: Wikipedia

Related Concepts SNOMET-CT

  • Closed intra-articular fracture of head of left femur (disorder)

Coding Advice SNOMET-CT

  • Episode of care information needed
  • Possible requirement for an external cause code

Parent Code: S72.06 - Articular fracture of head of femur

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Source: http://icd.codes/icd10cm/S72062