S72.301J
Unspecified fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where S72.301J sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- S72 Fracture of femur
- S72.3 Fracture of shaft of femur
- S72.30 Unspecified fracture of shaft of femur
- S72.301 Parent Unspecified fracture of shaft of right femur
- S72.301J This code Unspecified fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S72
Inherited from S72 — Fracture of femur
7th Character
B - initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
Inherited from S72 — Fracture of femur
7th Character
C - initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
Inherited from S72 — Fracture of femur
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
Inherited from S72 — Fracture of femur
7th Character
E - subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
Inherited from S72 — Fracture of femur
7th Character
F - subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
Inherited from S72 — Fracture of femur
7th Character
G - subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
Inherited from S72 — Fracture of femur
7th Character
H - subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
Inherited from S72 — Fracture of femur
7th Character
J - subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
Inherited from S72 — Fracture of femur
7th Character
K - subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
Inherited from S72 — Fracture of femur
7th Character
M - subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
Inherited from S72 — Fracture of femur
7th Character
N - subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
Inherited from S72 — Fracture of femur
7th Character
P - subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
Inherited from S72 — Fracture of femur
7th Character
Q - subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
Inherited from S72 — Fracture of femur
7th Character
R - subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
Inherited from S72 — Fracture of femur
Version History
How S72.301J appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentUnspecified fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedUnspecified fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
Related Codes
Other codes under S72.301
- S72.301A Unspecified fracture of shaft of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture Billable
- S72.301B Unspecified fracture of shaft of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II Billable
- S72.301C Unspecified fracture of shaft of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC Billable
- S72.301D Unspecified fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing Billable
- S72.301E Unspecified fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing Billable
- S72.301F Unspecified fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing Billable
- S72.301G Unspecified fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing Billable
- S72.301H Unspecified fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing Billable
- S72.301K Unspecified fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion Billable
- S72.301M Unspecified fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion Billable
- S72.301N Unspecified fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion Billable
- S72.301P Unspecified fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion Billable
- S72.301Q Unspecified fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion Billable
- S72.301R Unspecified fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion Billable
- S72.301S Unspecified fracture of shaft of right femur, sequela Billable
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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