ICD-10-CM Code S72.02
Fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) 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 S72.02 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of S72.02 that describes the diagnosis 'fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of femur' in more detail.
The ICD code S720 is used to code Hip fracture
A hip fracture is a serious femoral fracture that occurs in the proximal end of the femur (the long bone running through the thigh), near the hip.
MeSH Code: | 68006620 |
AP hip radiograph demonstrating an intertrochanteric fracture
Coding Notes for S72.02 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Transepiphyseal fracture of femur
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Capital femoral epiphyseal fracture (pediatric) of femur - instead, use code S79.01-
- Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of femur - instead, use code S79.01-
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S72.02 - Fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of femur'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S72.02. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: S72.0 - Fracture of head and neck of femur