Fracture of femur ICD-10-CM S72. 309A is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0):
Code Z47. 1 (aftercare following joint replacement surgery) is used during the follow-up phase of any joint replacement surgery, even if the replacement was for treatment of a fracture. It must be accompanied by a code from subcategory Z96. 6, which identifies the specific joint location and laterality (Table 1).
ICD-10 code S72. 91XA for Unspecified fracture of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .
Z47.89ICD-10-CM Code for Encounter for other orthopedic aftercare Z47. 89.
Aftercare codes are found in categories Z42-Z49 and Z51. Aftercare is one of the 16 types of Z-codes covered in the 2012 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines and Reporting.
ICD-10-CM Code for Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on specified body systems Z48. 81.
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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.
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.
Aftercare visit codes are assigned in situations in which the initial treatment of a disease has been performed but the patient requires continued care during the healing or recovery phase, or for the long-term consequences of the disease.
Presence of other orthopedic joint implants Z96. 698 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Z96. 698 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Use Z codes to code for surgical aftercare. Z codes also apply to post-op care when the condition that precipitated the surgery no longer exists—but the patient still requires therapeutic care to return to a healthy level of function. In situations like these, ICD-10 provides a few coding options, including: Z47.
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.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S72.91XD became effective on October 1, 2021.
Fracture of femur S72- 1 A traumatic or pathologic injury to the femur in which the continuity of the femur is broken. 2 Breaks or rupture in bone situated between the hip and the knee, the femur. 3 Fractures of the femur.
Breaks or rupture in bone situated between the hip and the knee, the femur.
Breaks or rupture in bone situated between the hip and the knee, the femur.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S72 became effective on October 1, 2021.
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.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S42.401A became effective on October 1, 2021.
542 Pathological fractures and musculoskeletal and connective tissue malignancy with mcc
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM M84.750A became effective on October 1, 2021.
Use a child code to capture more detail. ICD Code S72 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the seven child codes of S72 that describes the diagnosis 'fracture of femur' in more detail.
A femoral fracture is a bone fracture that involves the femur.
Fracture of lower leg and ankle - instead, use code S82.-