Kodex

Section

S72.44

Fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of femur

Hierarchy

S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- S70-S79 Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79)
  - S72 Fracture of femur
    - S72.4 Fracture of lower end of femur
      - S72.44 Fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of femur
        
        S72.441 Displaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of right femur
        
        S72.442 Displaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of left femur
        
        S72.443 Displaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of unspecified femur
        
        S72.444 Nondisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of right femur
        
        S72.445 Nondisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of left femur
        
        S72.446 Nondisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of unspecified femur

Notes

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

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
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.

Inclusion Terms

Fracture of distal end of femur

Use Additional

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
- Z18 Retained foreign body fragments

Excludes 1

S72.44

S79.11 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of femur

S78 Traumatic amputation of hip and thigh

P10-P15 Birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes 2

S72.3 Fracture of shaft of femur
S79.1 Physeal fracture of lower end of femur

fracture of lower leg and ankle (S82.-)
- S82 Fracture of lower leg, including ankle
fracture of foot (S92.-)
- S92 Fracture of foot and toe, except ankle
periprosthetic fracture of prosthetic implant of hip (M97.0-)
- M97.0 Periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic hip joint

T20-T32 Burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
T33-T34 Frostbite (T33-T34)
snake bite (T63.0-)
- T63.0 Toxic effect of snake venom
venomous insect bite or sting (T63.4-)
- T63.4 Toxic effect of venom of other arthropods