What You Need to Know
The humerus is the long bone of your upper arm. It extends from your shoulder to your elbow, where it joins with the ulna and radius bones of your forearm. A humerus fracture refers to any break in this bone.
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ICD-10-CM Code for Unspecified fracture of shaft of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture S72. 302A.
Fracture of femur ICD-10-CM S72. 309A is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0):
Distal Femur (Thighbone) Fractures of the Knee. A fracture is a broken bone. Fractures of the thighbone that occur just above the knee joint are called distal femur fractures. The distal femur is where the bone flares out like an upside-down funnel.
A femur fracture is a break, crack, or crush injury of the thigh bone. It is sometimes referred to as a hip fracture or broken hip when the break is in the upper part of the bone near the hip joint area. Femur fractures that are simple, short cracks in the bone usually do not require surgery.
The long, straight part of the femur is called the femoral shaft. When there is a break anywhere along this length of bone, it is called a femoral shaft fracture. This type of broken leg almost always requires surgery to heal. The femoral shaft runs from below the hip to where the bone begins to widen at the knee.
ICD-10-CM S72. 002A is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0): 521 Hip replacement with principal diagnosis of hip fracture with mcc. 522 Hip replacement with principal diagnosis of hip fracture without mcc.
S72. 91XA - Unspecified fracture of right femur [initial encounter for closed fracture]. ICD-10-CM.
Fracture of head and neck of femur S72. 0-
The distal femur is the bottom part of your thigh bone. It is a trapezoidal shaped bone that makes up the top of your joint and sits just behind your knee cap. Your knee is the largest weight-bearing joint in the body.
A distal femur fracture is a break of the thigh bone just above the knee. It can result in cracks that extend into the knee joint itself.
The distal femur is defined as the region from the metaphyseal-diaphyseal junction to the articular surface of the knee, involving approximately the distal 15 cm of the femur.
Comminuted fracture of shaft of femur 1 S00-T88#N#2021 ICD-10-CM Range S00-T88#N#Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes#N#Note#N#Use secondary code (s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code#N#Type 1 Excludes#N#birth trauma ( P10-P15)#N#obstetric trauma ( O70 - O71)#N#Use Additional#N#code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable ( Z18.-)#N#Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes 2 S70-S79#N#2021 ICD-10-CM Range S70-S79#N#Injuries to the hip and thigh#N#Type 2 Excludes#N#burns and corrosions ( T20 - T32)#N#frostbite ( T33-T34)#N#snake bite ( T63.0-)#N#venomous insect bite or sting ( T63.4-)#N#Injuries to the hip and thigh 3 S72#N#ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S72#N#Fracture of femur#N#2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code#N#Note#N#A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced#N#A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed#N#The open fracture designations are based on the Gustilo open fracture classification#N#Type 1 Excludes#N#traumatic amputation of hip and thigh ( S78.-)#N#Type 2 Excludes#N#fracture of lower leg and ankle ( S82.-)#N#fracture of foot ( S92.-)#N#periprosthetic fracture of prosthetic implant of hip ( M97.0-)#N#Fracture of femur
Use secondary code (s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code. Type 1 Excludes.
S72.352A is a valid billable ICD-10 diagnosis code for Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture . It is found in the 2021 version of the ICD-10 Clinical Modification (CM) and can be used in all HIPAA-covered transactions from Oct 01, 2020 - Sep 30, 2021 .
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Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture 1 S72.352A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. 2 Short description: Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur, init 3 The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM S72.352A became effective on October 1, 2020. 4 This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S72.352A - other international versions of ICD-10 S72.352A may differ.
Use secondary code (s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code. Type 1 Excludes.