ICD-10-CM Code S72.09
Other fracture of head and neck 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 S72.09 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of S72.09 that describes the diagnosis 'other fracture of head and neck of femur' in more detail.
- S72.09 Other fracture of head and neck of femur NON-BILLABLE
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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
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S72.09 - Other fracture of head and neck of femur'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S72.09. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: S72.0 - Fracture of head and neck of femur