S72.39 — Other fracture of shaft of femur
Not billable
Is S72.39 billable?
No — S72.39 is a non-billable header code. S72.39 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 48 billable codes beneath S72.39.
Billable codes under this header
- S72.391AOther fracture of shaft of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.391BOther fracture of shaft of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.391COther fracture of shaft of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.391DOther fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.391EOther fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.391FOther fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.391GOther fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.391HOther fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.391JOther fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.391KOther fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.391MOther fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.391NOther fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.391POther fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.391QOther fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.391ROther fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.391SOther fracture of shaft of right femur, sequela
- S72.392AOther fracture of shaft of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.392BOther fracture of shaft of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.392COther fracture of shaft of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.392DOther fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.392EOther fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.392FOther fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.392GOther fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.392HOther fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.392JOther fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.392KOther fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.392MOther fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.392NOther fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.392POther fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.392QOther fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.392ROther fracture of shaft of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.392SOther fracture of shaft of left femur, sequela
- S72.399AOther fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.399BOther fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.399COther fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.399DOther fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.399EOther fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.399FOther fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.399GOther fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.399HOther fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.399JOther fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.399KOther fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.399MOther fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.399NOther fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.399POther fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.399QOther fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.399ROther fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.399SOther fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, sequela
S72.39 at a glance
| Code | S72.39 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other fracture of shaft of femur |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is S72.39 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to S72.39. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Fracture, traumatic › femur, femoral › shaft › specified NEC (abduction) (adduction) (separation)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from S72
The conditions below can never be reported together with S72.39 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.-)
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19
Report an additional code alongside S72.39 to fully describe the condition. S72.39 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 S72.39, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S72.39 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S70-S79
The conditions below are not part of S72.39, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S72.39 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S72
The conditions below are not part of S72.39, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S72.39 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under S72.39? (3)
How long has S72.39 existed?
S72.39 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.
What other codes are in the S72.3 family? (6)
- S72.30Unspecified fracture of shaft of femurnot billable
- S72.32Transverse fracture of shaft of femurnot billable
- S72.33Oblique fracture of shaft of femurnot billable
- S72.34Spiral fracture of shaft of femurnot billable
- S72.35Comminuted fracture of shaft of femurnot billable
- S72.36Segmental fracture of shaft of femurnot billable