ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S70-S79 › S72.49 Other fracture of lower end of femur › S72.492
Other fracture of lower end of left 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.
Submit one of these 16 more specific codes instead:
- S72.492A Other fracture of lower end of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.492B Other fracture of lower end of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.492C Other fracture of lower end of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.492D Other fracture of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.492E Other fracture of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.492F Other fracture of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.492G Other fracture of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.492H Other fracture of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.492J Other fracture of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.492K Other fracture of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.492M Other fracture of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.492N Other fracture of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.492P Other fracture of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.492Q Other fracture of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.492R Other fracture of lower end of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.492S Other fracture of lower end of left 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.
- FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Other fracture of lower end of left 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.
- Fracture, traumatic > femur, femoral > distal end
- Fracture, traumatic > femur, femoral > condyles, epicondyles
- Fracture, traumatic > femur, femoral > lower end > specified NEC
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S72.491 | Other fracture of lower end of right femur | Not billable |
| S72.499 | Other fracture of lower end of unspecified femur | Not billable |