S72.051GICD-10-CM 2027 · Billable
Unspecified fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
Sibling codes
S72.051A– Unspecified fracture of head of right femur, initial encounter for closed fractureS72.051B– Unspecified fracture of head of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or IIS72.051C– Unspecified fracture of head of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIICS72.051D– Unspecified fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healingS72.051E– Unspecified fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healingS72.051F– Unspecified fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healingS72.051H– Unspecified fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healingS72.051J– Unspecified fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healingS72.051K– Unspecified fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunionS72.051M– Unspecified fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunionS72.051N– Unspecified fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunionS72.051P– Unspecified fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunionS72.051Q– Unspecified fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunionS72.051R– Unspecified fracture of head of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunionS72.051S– Unspecified fracture of head of right femur, sequela
Inherited from S72.05: Unspecified fracture of head of femur
Inclusion terms
- Fracture of head of femur NOS
Inherited from S72.0: Fracture of head and neck of femur
Excludes2
Inherited from S72: Fracture of femur
7th character
- 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
7th character note
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category
S72
Excludes1
- traumatic amputation of hip and thigh (
S78.-)
Excludes2
Part of: S72.051: Unspecified fracture of head of right femur › S72.05: Unspecified fracture of head of femur › S72.0: Fracture of head and neck of femur › S72: Fracture of femur