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ICD-10-CM Code S72.13
Apophyseal fracture of femur

NON-BILLABLE
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-10 from 2011 - 2016

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.


The ICD code S72 is used to code Femoral fracture

A femoral fracture is a bone fracture that involves the femur.

MeSH Code: 68005264
Source: Wikipedia

Coding Notes for S72.13 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

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

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Source: http://icd.codes/icd10cm/S7213