icd 10 code for impacted femoral neck fracture

by Alfonso Schiller 4 min read

ICD-10 Code for Fracture of unspecified part of neck of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture- S72. 002A- Codify by AAPC.

What is an impacted femoral fracture?

Updated on January 22, 2021. A femoral neck fracture is a type of hip fracture of the thigh bone (femur) —just below the ball of the ball-and-socket hip joint. This type of fracture disconnects the ball from the rest of the femur. It often causes groin pain that worsens when you putting weight on the injured leg.

What is left femoral neck?

Nishino et al. encountered a case of bilateral femoral neck stress fracture that occurred in a patient with early stage osteonecrosis of the femoral head, and were able to observe progression of stress fracture since before fracture occurred. This is considered to be the first report to capture imaging changes before and after the onset.

What is the right femoral neck?

Upper extremity of right femur viewed from behind and above. Right femur. Anterior surface. The femoral neck ( femur neck or neck of the femur) is a flattened pyramidal process of bone, connecting the femoral head with the femoral shaft, and forming with the latter a wide angle opening medialward.

What is the pathophysiology of a fracture in the femur?

hip fracture, in pathology, a break in the proximal (upper) end of the femur. Hipfracturecan occur at any age. Common causes include severe impact (e.g., a caraccident), falls, and weak bonesor bone loss (osteoporosis). The risk of hip fracture from falls and bone loss increases with age.

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What is the ICD-10 code for femoral neck fracture?

Fracture of head and neck of femur S72. 0-

What is the ICD-10 code for right hip femoral neck fracture?

Fracture of unspecified part of neck of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture. S72. 001A 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 S72.

What is a valgus impacted femoral neck fracture?

A valgus impacted femoral neck fracture was defined when the proximal fragment showed closed apposition and impaction at the medial and lateral side of the fracture site on the anteroposterior (AP) radiograph and the angle of the medial group of trabeculae at the fracture site showed a valgus configuration10).

What is a femoral neck fracture?

Femoral neck fractures are a specific type of intracapsular hip fracture. The femoral neck connects the femoral shaft with the femoral head. The hip joint is the articulation of the femoral head with the acetabulum. The junctional location makes the femoral neck prone to fracture.

What is the ICD-10 code for hip fracture?

Pathological fracture, hip, unspecified, initial encounter for fracture. M84. 459A 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 M84.

What is the ICD-10 code for right proximal femur fracture?

ICD-10 Code for Unspecified fracture of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture- S72. 91XA- Codify by AAPC.

What do you mean by impacted fracture?

An impacted fracture refers to a fracture in which bone fragments have been driven into each other. A compression fracture is similar to an impaction fracture, but the term is applied to describe a fracture in which cancellous bone collapses and compresses upon itself.

What is valgus and varus?

Summary. Valgus alignment is known as knock knee syndrome. It shifts the load-bearing axis to the outside of the knee joint, forcing the knees to be positioned inward. Varus alignment, or bow leg syndrome, causes the load-bearing axis of the leg to shift to the inside, pushing the knees outward.

What is the most common complication of femoral neck fracture?

Dai et al reported that the most common complications in children who were surgically treated for femoral neck fracture were avascular necrosis, nonunion of fracture, coxa vara, and premature physeal closure.

How do you classify a femoral neck fracture?

Grade I is an incomplete or valgus impacted fracture. Grade II is a complete fracture without bone displacement. Grade III is a complete fracture with partial displacement of the fracture fragments. Grade IV is a complete fracture with total displacement of the fracture fragments.

Is the femoral neck part of the hip?

The femoral neck is the region of the femur bounded by the femoral head proximally and the greater and lesser trochanters distally (shown below). A femoral neck fracture is intracapsular, that is within the hip joint and beneath the fibrous joint capsule.

What is a closed displaced fracture of femoral neck?

Femoral neck fractures may be either displaced, where the bone is moved out of its original position, or non-displaced, where there is no instability of the bone. These fractures may disrupt the blood supply to the fractured portion of the bone.

What is the ICD code for a hip fracture?

The ICD code S720 is used to code Hip fracture. A hip fracture is a serious femoral fracture that occurs in the proximal end of the femur (the long bone running through the thigh), near the hip. MeSH Code: 68006620. AP hip radiograph demonstrating an intertrochanteric fracture. Source: Wikipedia.

What is the ICD code for acute care?

S72.0. 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 Code S72.0 is a non-billable code.

You have broken your thigh bone

You have broken your thigh bone close to your hip joint. The hip joint connects the thigh to the pelvis.

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