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S72.046

Nondisplaced fracture of base of neck of unspecified femur

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 16 more specific codes instead:

  • S72.046A Nondisplaced fracture of base of neck of unspecified femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • S72.046B Nondisplaced fracture of base of neck of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
  • S72.046C Nondisplaced fracture of base of neck of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
  • S72.046D Nondisplaced fracture of base of neck of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
  • S72.046E Nondisplaced fracture of base of neck of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
  • S72.046F Nondisplaced fracture of base of neck of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
  • S72.046G Nondisplaced fracture of base of neck of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
  • S72.046H Nondisplaced fracture of base of neck of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
  • S72.046J Nondisplaced fracture of base of neck of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
  • S72.046K Nondisplaced fracture of base of neck of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
  • S72.046M Nondisplaced fracture of base of neck of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
  • S72.046N Nondisplaced fracture of base of neck of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
  • S72.046P Nondisplaced fracture of base of neck of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
  • S72.046Q Nondisplaced fracture of base of neck of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
  • S72.046R Nondisplaced fracture of base of neck of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
  • S72.046S Nondisplaced fracture of base of neck of unspecified femur, sequela

This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Nondisplaced fracture of base of neck of unspecified femur

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from S72 Fracture of femur

Seventh character required

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S72

Seventh character values

  • initial encounter for open fracture NOS

Excludes1 - never coded here

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

Excludes2 - not included here

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

Note

  • A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
  • A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
  • The open fracture designations are based on the Gustilo open fracture classification

Inherited from the S70-S79 section Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79)

Excludes2 - not included here

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • snake bite (T63.0-)
  • venomous insect bite or sting (T63.4-)

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
S72.041 Displaced fracture of base of neck of right femur Not billable
S72.042 Displaced fracture of base of neck of left femur Not billable
S72.043 Displaced fracture of base of neck of unspecified femur Not billable
S72.044 Nondisplaced fracture of base of neck of right femur Not billable
S72.045 Nondisplaced fracture of base of neck of left femur Not billable