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S72 Non-Billable Code

Fracture of femur

Chapter Classification

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

Section Detail

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

Coding Guidelines & Notes

excludes1
  • traumatic amputation of hip and thigh (S78.-)
excludes2
  • fracture of lower leg and ankle (S82.-)
  • fracture of foot (S92.-)
  • periprosthetic fracture of prosthetic implant of hip (M97.0-)
sevenChrDef
  • {'char': 'A', 'text': 'initial encounter for closed fracture'}
  • {'char': 'B', 'text': 'initial encounter for open fracture type I or II'}
  • {'char': 'C', 'text': 'initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC'}
  • {'char': 'D', 'text': 'subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing'}
  • {'char': 'E', 'text': 'subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing'}
  • {'char': 'F', 'text': 'subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing'}
  • {'char': 'G', 'text': 'subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing'}
  • {'char': 'H', 'text': 'subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing'}
  • {'char': 'J', 'text': 'subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing'}
  • {'char': 'K', 'text': 'subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion'}
  • {'char': 'M', 'text': 'subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion'}
  • {'char': 'N', 'text': 'subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion'}
  • {'char': 'P', 'text': 'subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion'}
  • {'char': 'Q', 'text': 'subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion'}
  • {'char': 'R', 'text': 'subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion'}
  • {'char': 'S', 'text': 'sequela'}
sevenChrNote
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S72

More Specific Diagnosis Codes

This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.

  • S72.0 - Fracture of head and neck of femur
  • S72.1 - Pertrochanteric fracture
  • S72.2 - Subtrochanteric fracture of femur
  • S72.3 - Fracture of shaft of femur
  • S72.4 - Fracture of lower end of femur
  • S72.8 - Other fracture of femur
  • S72.9 - Unspecified fracture of femur

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