S72
Fracture of femur
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.
Excludes1
traumatic amputation of hip and thigh ( S78 .-)
Excludes2
fracture of lower leg and ankle ( S82 .-)
Excludes2
fracture of foot ( S92 .-)
Excludes2
periprosthetic fracture of prosthetic implant of hip ( M97.0- )
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S72
7th Character
A - initial encounter for closed fracture
7th Character
B - initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
7th Character
C - initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
7th Character
E - subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
7th Character
F - subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
7th Character
G - subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
7th Character
H - subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
7th Character
J - subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
7th Character
K - subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
7th Character
M - subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
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N - subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
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P - subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
7th Character
Q - subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
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R - subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
7th Character
S - sequela
Note
A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
Note
A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
Note
The open fracture designations are based on the Gustilo open fracture classification
More Specific Codes
7 codes under S72
- S72.0 Fracture of head and neck of femur Has subcodes
- S72.1 Pertrochanteric fracture Has subcodes
- S72.2 Subtrochanteric fracture of femur Has subcodes
- S72.3 Fracture of shaft of femur Has subcodes
- S72.4 Fracture of lower end of femur Has subcodes
- S72.8 Other fracture of femur Has subcodes
- S72.9 Unspecified fracture of femur Has subcodes
Version History
How S72 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentFracture of femur
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedFracture of femur
Related Codes
Codes whose official notes reference S72
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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