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FY2027

S72 — Fracture of femur

Not billable

Is S72 billable?

No — S72 is a non-billable header code. S72 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 60 billable codes beneath S72.

Billable codes under this header

S72 at a glance

CodeS72
DescriptionFracture of femur
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Excludes1 — never code together

The conditions below can never be reported together with S72 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

  • traumatic amputation of hip and thigh (S78.-)

Excludes2 — not included here

The conditions below are not part of S72, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S72 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • 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

Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19

Report an additional code alongside S72 to fully describe the condition. S72 is sequenced first.

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

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 19

The conditions below are not part of S72, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S72 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • birth trauma (P10-P15)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S70-S79

The conditions below are not part of S72, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S72 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • snake bite (T63.0-)
  • venomous insect bite or sting (T63.4-)

What codes fall under S72? (7)

How long has S72 existed?

S72 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.

Which codes are confused with S72?

ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with S72 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.