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S72.9

Unspecified fracture of femur

Non-billableCategory

Code Hierarchy

S72S72.9

Chapter: 19. Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Section: S70-S79 - Injuries to the hip and thigh

Coding Guidelines

Inclusion Terms

  • Fracture of thigh NOS
  • Fracture of upper leg NOS

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with S72.9

  • fracture of hip NOS (S72.00-, S72.01-)

Specific Codes (3)

S72.90Category

Unspecified fracture of unspecified femur

S72.91Category

Unspecified fracture of right femur

S72.92Category

Unspecified fracture of left femur

Related Codes

S72.0Category

Fracture of head and neck of femur

S72.1Category

Pertrochanteric fracture

S72.2Category

Subtrochanteric fracture of femur

S72.3Category

Fracture of shaft of femur

S72.4Category

Fracture of lower end of femur

S72.8Category

Other fracture of femur

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