ICD-10-CM › S72 › S72.0 › S72.03 › S72.031 S72.031A Displaced midcervical fracture of right femur, initial encounter for closed fractureBillable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.
Built from S72.031 with 7th character A (initial encounter for closed fracture).
Applies from S72 Fracture of femur Excludes1 (never code together) traumatic amputation of hip and thigh (S78.-) Excludes2 (not included here) fracture of lower leg and ankle (S82.-) fracture of foot (S92.-) periprosthetic fracture of prosthetic implant of hip (M97.0-) 7th character note The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S72 Notes 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 required A — initial encounter for closed fractureB — initial encounter for open fracture type I or IIC — initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIICD — subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healingE — subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healingF — subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healingG — subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healingH — subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healingJ — subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healingK — subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunionM — subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunionN — subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunionP — subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunionQ — subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunionR — subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunionS — sequelaApplies from S72.0 Fracture of head and neck of femur Excludes2 (not included here) physeal fracture of lower end of femur (S79.1-) physeal fracture of upper end of femur (S79.0-) Applies from S72.03 Midcervical fracture of femur Applicable to Transcervical fracture of femur NOS Risk adjustment (HCC) CMS-HCC V28: HCC 402 — Hip Fracture/Dislocation CMS-HCC V22: HCC 170 — Hip Fracture/Dislocation ESRD V24: HCC 170 Code annotations containing back-references to S72.031A Back-references to S72.0 Type 2 Excludes: S32 Fracture of lumbar spine and pelvis ("fracture of hip NOS (S72.0-)") Back-references to S72 Type 1 Excludes: M84.3 Stress fracture ("traumatic fracture (S12.-, S22.-, S32.-, S42.-, S52.-, S62.-, S72.-, S82.-, S92.-)") Type 1 Excludes: M84.4 Pathological fracture, not elsewhere classified ("traumatic fracture (S12.-, S22.-, S32.-, S42.-, S52.-, S62.-, S72.-, S82.-, S92.-)") Type 1 Excludes: S71 Open wound of hip and thigh ("open fracture of hip and thigh (S72.-)") Nearby codes S72.026Q Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunionS72.026R Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunionS72.026S Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, sequelaS72.03 Midcervical fracture of femurS72.031 Displaced midcervical fracture of right femurS72.031A Displaced midcervical fracture of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture (this code)S72.031B Displaced midcervical fracture of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or IIS72.031C Displaced midcervical fracture of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIICS72.031D Displaced midcervical fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healingS72.031E Displaced midcervical fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healingS72.031F Displaced midcervical fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing