ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S70-S79 › S72.401 Unspecified fracture of lower end... › S72.401F
Unspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2007 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.
- FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Unspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
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.
- Fracture, traumatic > femur, femoral > distal end
- Fracture, traumatic > femur, femoral > condyles, epicondyles
- Fracture, traumatic > femur, femoral > lower end
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S72.401A | Unspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture | Valid |
| S72.401B | Unspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II | Valid |
| S72.401C | Unspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC | Valid |
| S72.401D | Unspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing | Valid |
| S72.401E | Unspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing | Valid |
| S72.401G | Unspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing | Valid |
| S72.401H | Unspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing | Valid |
| S72.401J | Unspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing | Valid |
| S72.401K | Unspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion | Valid |
| S72.401M | Unspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion | Valid |
| S72.401N | Unspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion | Valid |
| S72.401P | Unspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion | Valid |