ICD-10-CM Code S72.13
Apophyseal fracture 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 S72.13 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of S72.13 that describes the diagnosis 'apophyseal fracture of femur' in more detail.
- S72.13 Apophyseal fracture 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 |
Coding Notes for S72.13 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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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." - Chronic (nontraumatic) slipped upper femoral epiphysis - instead, use code M93.0-
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S72.13 - Apophyseal fracture of femur'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S72.13. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: S72.1 - Pertrochanteric fracture