S72.4
Header — not billableFracture of lower end of femur
The ICD-10 code for fracture of lower end of femur is S72.4.
S72.4 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 9 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Fracture of distal end of femur
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 S72.4
- S72.40Unspecified fracture of lower end of femurnon-billable header
- S72.41Unspecified condyle fracture of lower end of femurnon-billable header
- S72.42Fracture of lateral condyle of femurnon-billable header
- S72.43Fracture of medial condyle of femurnon-billable header
- S72.44Fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of femurnon-billable header
- S72.45Supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of femurnon-billable header
- S72.46Supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of femurnon-billable header
- S72.47Torus fracture of lower end of femurnon-billable header
- S72.49Other fracture of lower end of femurnon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- S72.0Fracture of head and neck of femurnon-billable header
- S72.1Pertrochanteric fracturenon-billable header
- S72.2Subtrochanteric fracture of femurnon-billable header
- S72.3Fracture of shaft of femurnon-billable header
- S72.8Other fracture of femurnon-billable header
- S72.9Unspecified fracture of femurnon-billable header
- S72.4Fracture of lower end of femurnon-billable header