ICD-10-CM Code S72.11
Fracture of greater trochanter of femur
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code S72.11 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of S72.11 that describes the diagnosis 'fracture of greater trochanter of femur' in more detail.
- S72.11 Fracture of greater trochanter of femur NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code S72 is used to code Femoral fracture
A femoral fracture is a bone fracture that involves the femur.
MeSH Code: | 68005264 |
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Open fracture of greater trochanter of femur (disorder)
- Open fracture of lesser trochanter of femur (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for an external cause code
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S72.11 - Fracture of greater trochanter of femur'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S72.11. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: S72.1 - Pertrochanteric fracture