S72.9
Header — not billableUnspecified fracture of femur
The ICD-10 code for unspecified fracture of femur is S72.9.
S72.9 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
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 thigh NOS
- Fracture of upper leg NOS
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.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
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
- S72.4Fracture of lower end of femurnon-billable header
- S72.8Other fracture of femurnon-billable header
- S72.9Unspecified fracture of femurnon-billable header