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S72.142D
Billable

Displaced intertrochanteric fracture of left femur (subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing)

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Billable Code

S72.142D is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

Referenced in Diagnoses

Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation

View documentation for closed left hip fracture
closed left hip fracture
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Closed Fracture of Left Femur

View documentation for fracture left femur
fracture left femur
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Fracture of Left Femur

View documentation for intertrochanteric fracture
intertrochanteric fracture
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Intertrochanteric Fracture of Femur

View documentation for left hip intertrochanteric fracture
left hip intertrochanteric fracture
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Displaced Intertrochanteric Fracture of Left Femur

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status post orif
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Status Post Open Reduction and Internal Fixation

Additional Information from Parent Codes

The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.

Excludes1

3 items

From S00-T88:

From S72:

  • traumatic amputation of hip and thigh (S78.-)

Excludes2

3 items

From S72:

  • fracture of lower leg and ankle (S82.-)
  • fracture of foot (S92.-)
  • periprosthetic fracture of prosthetic implant of hip (M97.0-)

Use Additional Code

1 item

From S00-T88:

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

Notes

3 items

From S72:

  • A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
  • A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
  • The open fracture designations are based on the Gustilo open fracture classification

7th Character Notes

17 items

From S72:

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S72
  • 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
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