icd 10 code for injury to left femur

by Abdiel Leffler 4 min read

Unspecified fracture of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture. S72. 92XA is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

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What are the symptoms of a femur fracture?

  • Confusion or loss of consciousness for even a brief moment
  • Heavy or uncontrollable bleeding
  • Inability to move the leg
  • Low blood pressure ( hypotension)
  • Protruding fragments of bone through the skin
  • Severe pain

What are the complications of a femur fracture?

  • Infection
  • Injury to nerves and blood vessels
  • Blood clots
  • Fat embolism (bone marrow enters the blood stream and can travel to the lungs; this can also happen from the fracture itself without surgery)
  • Malalignment or the inability to correctly position the broken bone fragments

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What is the treatment for femur bone infarction?

Treatments may include medication, not walking on the affected leg, stretching, and surgery. Most of the time surgery is eventually required and may include core decompression, osteotomy, bone grafts, or joint replacement. About 15,000 cases occur per year in the United States. People 30 to 50 years old are most commonly affected.

What does femur fracture mean?

What is a Femur Fracture? A femur fracture is a break in the femur bone, the leg bone that extends from the hip down to the knee joint. Since the femur is one of the largest and strongest bones in the human body, it is not a common break and usually occurs only after a serious trauma like a car accident or sporting injury.

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What is the ICD-10 code for left hip injury?

S79.912AICD-10-CM Code for Unspecified injury of left hip, initial encounter S79. 912A.

What is ICD-10 code for right femur fracture?

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

What is the ICD-10 code for femur fracture?

Fracture of femur ICD-10-CM S72. 309A is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0):

What is the ICD-10 code for leg pain?

606.

What is left femur fracture?

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.

What is the ICD-10 code for distal femur fracture?

4-

Is a femur a bone?

The femur is your thigh bone. It's the longest, strongest bone in your body. It's a critical part of your ability to stand and move. Your femur also supports lots of important muscles, tendons, ligaments and parts of your circulatory system.

Where is the proximal femur?

The proximal aspect of the femur articulates with the acetabulum of the pelvis to form the hip joint. It consists of a head and neck, and two bony processes - the greater and lesser trochanters.

What is an unspecified fracture?

When you pick unknown it means your doctor has no idea what bone is broken or just says generic "wrist fracture".

What is the ICD 10 code for hip Pain?

M25. 559 - Pain in unspecified hip. ICD-10-CM.

What is the diagnosis for ICD 10 code r50 9?

9: Fever, unspecified.

What is the ICD 10 code for Pain in left knee?

M25. 562 Pain in left knee - ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes.

What is the secondary code for Chapter 20?

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.

When will the ICD-10-CM S72.92XA be released?

The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S72.92XA became effective on October 1, 2021.

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