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S72

Non-Billable (Header)

Fracture of femur

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • traumatic amputation of hip and thigh (S78.-)

Excludes 2 — Not included here, may code separately

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

Child Codes

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

Code Hierarchy

└S72Fracture of femur
└S72Fracture of femur

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