S72.309N
Unspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where S72.309N 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
- S72.309 Parent Unspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur
- S72.309N This code Unspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
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 S72.309N appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentUnspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedUnspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
Related Codes
Other codes under S72.309
- S72.309A Unspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, initial encounter for closed fracture Billable
- S72.309B Unspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II Billable
- S72.309C Unspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC Billable
- S72.309D Unspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing Billable
- S72.309E Unspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing Billable
- S72.309F Unspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing Billable
- S72.309G Unspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing Billable
- S72.309H Unspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing Billable
- S72.309J Unspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing Billable
- S72.309K Unspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion Billable
- S72.309M Unspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion Billable
- S72.309P Unspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion Billable
- S72.309Q Unspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion Billable
- S72.309R Unspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion Billable
- S72.309S Unspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified 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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