ICD-10-CM Codes
S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
S70-S79 Injuries to the hip and thigh
S72- Fracture of femur
Unspecified fracture of femur S72.9

Unspecified fracture of femur S72.9-

Applicable To

Fracture of thigh NOS
Fracture of upper leg NOS

Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes Help

A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as S72.9. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

fracture of hip NOS (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S72.00
Fracture of unspecified part of neck of femur
Applicable To
- Fracture of hip NOS
- Fracture of neck of femur NOS
S72.00-
,
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S72.01
Unspecified intracapsular fracture of femur
Applicable To
- Subcapital fracture of femur
S72.01-
)

Clinical Information

A traumatic or pathologic injury to the femur in which the continuity of the femur is broken.
Breaks or rupture in bone situated between the hip and the knee, the femur.
Fractures of the femur.

S72.9 Unspecified fracture of femur
- S72.90 Unspecified fracture of unspecified femur
  - S72.90XA …… initial encounter for closed fracture
  - S72.90XB …… initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
  - S72.90XC …… initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
  - S72.90XD …… subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
  - S72.90XE …… subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
  - S72.90XF …… subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
  - S72.90XG …… subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
  - S72.90XH …… subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
  - S72.90XJ …… subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
  - S72.90XK …… subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
  - S72.90XM …… subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
  - S72.90XN …… subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
  - S72.90XP …… subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
  - S72.90XQ …… subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
  - S72.90XR …… subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
  - S72.90XS …… sequela
- S72.91 Unspecified fracture of right femur
  - S72.91XA …… initial encounter for closed fracture
  - S72.91XB …… initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
  - S72.91XC …… initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
  - S72.91XD …… subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
  - S72.91XE …… subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
  - S72.91XF …… subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
  - S72.91XG …… subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
  - S72.91XH …… subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
  - S72.91XJ …… subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
  - S72.91XK …… subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
  - S72.91XM …… subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
  - S72.91XN …… subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
  - S72.91XP …… subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
  - S72.91XQ …… subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
  - S72.91XR …… subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
  - S72.91XS …… sequela
- S72.92 Unspecified fracture of left femur
  - S72.92XA …… initial encounter for closed fracture
  - S72.92XB …… initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
  - S72.92XC …… initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
  - S72.92XD …… subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
  - S72.92XE …… subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
  - S72.92XF …… subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
  - S72.92XG …… subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
  - S72.92XH …… subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
  - S72.92XJ …… subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
  - S72.92XK …… subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
  - S72.92XM …… subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
  - S72.92XN …… subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
  - S72.92XP …… subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
  - S72.92XQ …… subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
  - S72.92XR …… subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
  - S72.92XS …… sequela

Unspecified fracture of femur S72.9-

Fracture of unspecified part of neck of femur

Unspecified intracapsular fracture of femur