S72.3
Fracture of shaft of femur
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where S72.3 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- S72 Parent Fracture of femur
- S72.3 This code Fracture of shaft of femur
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S72
Inherited from S72 — Fracture of femur
7th Character
B - initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
Inherited from S72 — Fracture of femur
7th Character
C - initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
Inherited from S72 — Fracture of femur
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
Inherited from S72 — Fracture of femur
7th Character
E - subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
Inherited from S72 — Fracture of femur
7th Character
F - subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
Inherited from S72 — Fracture of femur
7th Character
G - subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
Inherited from S72 — Fracture of femur
7th Character
H - subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
Inherited from S72 — Fracture of femur
7th Character
J - subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
Inherited from S72 — Fracture of femur
7th Character
K - subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
Inherited from S72 — Fracture of femur
7th Character
M - subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
Inherited from S72 — Fracture of femur
7th Character
N - subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
Inherited from S72 — Fracture of femur
7th Character
P - subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
Inherited from S72 — Fracture of femur
7th Character
Q - subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
Inherited from S72 — Fracture of femur
7th Character
R - subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
Inherited from S72 — Fracture of femur
More Specific Codes
7 codes under S72.3
- S72.30 Unspecified fracture of shaft of femur Has subcodes
- S72.32 Transverse fracture of shaft of femur Has subcodes
- S72.33 Oblique fracture of shaft of femur Has subcodes
- S72.34 Spiral fracture of shaft of femur Has subcodes
- S72.35 Comminuted fracture of shaft of femur Has subcodes
- S72.36 Segmental fracture of shaft of femur Has subcodes
- S72.39 Other fracture of shaft of femur Has subcodes
Version History
How S72.3 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentFracture of shaft of femur
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedFracture of shaft of femur
Related Codes
Other codes under S72
Codes whose official notes reference S72.3
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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