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ICD-10-CM Code S72.47
Torus fracture of lower end 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 S72.47 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of S72.47 that describes the diagnosis 'torus fracture of lower end of femur' in more detail.


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.

Source: Wikipedia

Coding Notes for S72.47 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

7th Character Extension Notes:

What is 7th Character Extension?

For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier. T67.4XXA Initial Encounter or T67.4XXD Subsequent Encounter. More Info
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes in subcategory S72.47 See code S72.47

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S72.47 - Torus fracture of lower end of femur'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S72.47. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.


Parent Code: S72.4 - Fracture of lower end of femur

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