S72.0 Non-Billable Code
Fracture of head and neck 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)
Code Hierarchy
This code is a child of S72.
As a non-billable code, it requires more specific digits to be used on a medical claim.
As a non-billable code, it requires more specific digits to be used on a medical claim.
Coding Guidelines & Notes
excludes2
- physeal fracture of lower end of femur (S79.1-)
- physeal fracture of upper end of femur (S79.0-)
More Specific Diagnosis Codes
This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.
- S72.00 - Fracture of unspecified part of neck of femur
- S72.01 - Unspecified intracapsular fracture of femur
- S72.02 - Fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of femur
- S72.03 - Midcervical fracture of femur
- S72.04 - Fracture of base of neck of femur
- S72.05 - Unspecified fracture of head of femur
- S72.06 - Articular fracture of head of femur
- S72.09 - Other fracture of head and neck of femur
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