S72.02 ICD 10 Code is a non-billable and non-specific code and should not be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. There are other codes below it with greater level of diagnosis detail. The 2023 edition of the American ICD-10-CM code became effective on October 1, 2022.
Type 1 excludes for S72.02 ICD 10 code
- capital femoral epiphyseal fracture (pediatric) of femur (S79.01-)
- Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of femur (S79.01-)
Codes
- S72.021 Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur
- S72.021A Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.021B Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.021C Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.021D Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.021E Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.021F Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.021G Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.021H Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.021J Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.021K Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.021M Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.021N Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.021P Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.021Q Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.021R Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.021S Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, sequela
- S72.022 Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur
- S72.022A Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.022B Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.022C Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.022D Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.022E Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.022F Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.022G Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.022H Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.022J Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.022K Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.022M Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.022N Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.022P Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.022Q Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.022R Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.022S Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur, sequela
- S72.023 Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur
- S72.023A Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.023B Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.023C Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.023D Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.023E Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.023F Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.023G Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.023H Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.023J Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.023K Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.023M Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.023N Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.023P Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.023Q Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.023R Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.023S Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, sequela
- S72.024 Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur
- S72.024A Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.024B Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.024C Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.024D Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.024E Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.024F Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.024G Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.024H Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.024J Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.024K Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.024M Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.024N Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.024P Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.024Q Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.024R Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.024S Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur, sequela
- S72.025 Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur
- S72.025A Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.025B Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.025C Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.025D Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.025E Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.025F Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.025G Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.025H Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.025J Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.025K Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.025M Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.025N Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.025P Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.025Q Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.025R Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.025S Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur, sequela
- S72.026 Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur
- S72.026A Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S72.026B Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S72.026C Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S72.026D Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S72.026E Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S72.026F Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S72.026G Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S72.026H Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S72.026J Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S72.026K Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S72.026M Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S72.026N Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S72.026P Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S72.026Q Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S72.026R Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S72.026S Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur, sequela
Possible back-references that may be applicable or related to S72.02 ICD10 Code:
- S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
- S70-S79 Injuries to the hip and thigh
- S72 Fracture of femur
- S72.0 Fracture of head and neck of femur
- S72.1 Pertrochanteric fracture
- S72.2 Subtrochanteric fracture of femur
- S72.3 Fracture of shaft of femur
- S72.4 Fracture of lower end of femur
- S72.8 Other fracture of femur
- S72.9 Unspecified fracture of femur
Present On Admission (POA Exempt)
S72.02 ICD 10 code is considered exempt from POA reporting
Clinical information about S72.02 ICD 10 code
A fracture is a break, usually in a bone. If the broken bone punctures the skin, it is called an open or compound fracture. Fractures commonly happen because of car accidents, falls, or sports injuries. Other causes are low bone density and osteoporosis, which cause weakening of the bones. Overuse can cause stress fractures, which are very small cracks in the bone.
Symptoms of a fracture are:
- Intense pain
- Deformity - the limb looks out of place
- Swelling, bruising, or tenderness around the injury
- Numbness and tingling
- Problems moving a limb
You need to get medical care right away for any fracture. An x-ray can tell if your bone is broken. You may need to wear a cast or splint. Sometimes you need surgery to put in plates, pins or screws to keep the bone in place.
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