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S72Category · further specificity requiredArchived

Fracture of femur

HierarchyS70-S79 · S72

Code-level instructions

Excludes 1

traumatic amputation of hip and thigh (S78.-)

Excludes 2
  • fracture of lower leg and ankle (S82.-)
  • fracture of foot (S92.-)
  • periprosthetic fracture of prosthetic implant of hip (M97.0-)
Note
  • 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
Seventh character

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

Inherited instructions

Chapters 19 · Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Excludes 2
Use additional code

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

Note
  • Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
  • The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

S70-S79 · Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79)

Excludes 2

More specific codes

S72.0Fracture of head and neck of femurCategory · further specificity requiredS72.1Pertrochanteric fractureCategory · further specificity requiredS72.2Subtrochanteric fracture of femurCategory · further specificity requiredS72.3Fracture of shaft of femurCategory · further specificity requiredS72.4Fracture of lower end of femurCategory · further specificity requiredS72.8Other fracture of femurCategory · further specificity requiredS72.9Unspecified fracture of femurCategory · further specificity required
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