ICD-10-CM Code S72.409B
Unspecified fracture of lower end of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.S72.409B is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of unspecified fracture of lower end of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code S724 is used to code Hoffa fracture
a hoffa fracture is an intra-articular supracondylar distal femoral fracture, characterized by a fracture in the coronal plane.
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #533-534 - Fractures of femur with MCC.
- DRG Group #533-534 - Fractures of femur without MCC.
- DRG Group #955-965 - Other multiple significant trauma with MCC.
- DRG Group #955-965 - Other multiple significant trauma with CC.
- DRG Group #955-965 - Other multiple significant trauma without CC or MCC.
Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code S72.409B and a single ICD9 code, 821.30 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Parent Code: S72.409 - Unspecified fracture of lower end of unspecified femur