S72.2
Header — not billableSubtrochanteric fracture of femur
The ICD-10 code for subtrochanteric fracture of femur is S72.2.
S72.2 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under S72.2
- S72.21Displaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur
- S72.22Displaced subtrochanteric fracture of left femur
- S72.23Displaced subtrochanteric fracture of unspecified femur
- S72.24Nondisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur
- S72.25Nondisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of left femur
- S72.26Nondisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of unspecified femur
Related codes in this category
- S72.0Fracture of head and neck of femurnon-billable header
- S72.1Pertrochanteric fracturenon-billable header
- S72.3Fracture of shaft of femurnon-billable header
- S72.4Fracture of lower end of femurnon-billable header
- S72.8Other fracture of femurnon-billable header
- S72.9Unspecified fracture of femurnon-billable header
- S72.2Subtrochanteric fracture of femurnon-billable header