Section
S72.35
Comminuted fracture of shaft of femur
Hierarchy
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S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
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S70-S79 Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79)
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S72 Fracture of femur
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S72.3 Fracture of shaft of femur
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S72.35 Comminuted fracture of shaft of femur
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S72.351 Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur
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S72.352 Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur
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S72.353 Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified femur
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S72.354 Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur
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S72.355 Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur
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S72.356 Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified femur
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Notes
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A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
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A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
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The open fracture designations are based on the Gustilo open fracture classification
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Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
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The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.