S72.355F
Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where S72.355F 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
- S72.35 Comminuted fracture of shaft of femur
- S72.355 Parent Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur
- S72.355F This code Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine 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 S72.355F appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
Related Codes
Other codes under S72.355
- S72.355A Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture Billable
- S72.355B Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II Billable
- S72.355C Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC Billable
- S72.355D Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing Billable
- S72.355E Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing Billable
- S72.355G Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing Billable
- S72.355H Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing Billable
- S72.355J Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing Billable
- S72.355K Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion Billable
- S72.355M Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion Billable
- S72.355N Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion Billable
- S72.355P Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion Billable
- S72.355Q Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion Billable
- S72.355R Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion Billable
- S72.355S Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left 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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