Torus fracture of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

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 Torus fracture of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
FY2012 Draft description revised draft ~~Torus fracture of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing~~ Torus fracture of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for fracture 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 > torus

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
S72.472A	Torus fracture of lower end of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture	Valid
S72.472G	Torus fracture of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing	Valid
S72.472K	Torus fracture of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion	Valid
S72.472P	Torus fracture of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion	Valid
S72.472S	Torus fracture of lower end of left femur, sequela	Valid