S72.022
Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 12 never code together
7th character 16
A initial encounter for closed fracture
B initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
C initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
D subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
E subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
F subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
G subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
H subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
J subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
K subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
M subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
N subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
P subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
Q subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
R subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
S sequela
Instructional notes 6
S72code
Notes
- A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
- A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
- The open fracture designations are based on the Gustilo open fracture classification
S00-T88chapter
Notes
- 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 chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Use additional code
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)Z18.-
Index entries leading here 1
Alongside this code 5 same parent — S72.02
S72.021 Disp fx of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur category S72.023 Disp fx of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unsp femur category S72.024 Nondisp fx of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur category S72.025 Nondisp fx of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur category S72.026 Nondisp fx of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unsp femur category
Subordinate codes 16
S72.022A Disp fx of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of l femur, init S72.022B Disp fx of epiphy (separation) (upper) of l femr, 7thB S72.022C Disp fx of epiphy (separation) (upper) of l femr, 7thC S72.022D Disp fx of epiphy (separation) (upper) of l femr, 7thD S72.022E Disp fx of epiphy (separation) (upper) of l femr, 7thE S72.022F Disp fx of epiphy (separation) (upper) of l femr, 7thF S72.022G Disp fx of epiphy (separation) (upper) of l femr, 7thG S72.022H Disp fx of epiphy (separation) (upper) of l femr, 7thH S72.022J Disp fx of epiphy (separation) (upper) of l femr, 7thJ S72.022K Disp fx of epiphy (separation) (upper) of l femr, 7thK S72.022M Disp fx of epiphy (separation) (upper) of l femr, 7thM S72.022N Disp fx of epiphy (separation) (upper) of l femr, 7thN S72.022P Disp fx of epiphy (separation) (upper) of l femr, 7thP S72.022Q Disp fx of epiphy (separation) (upper) of l femr, 7thQ S72.022R Disp fx of epiphy (separation) (upper) of l femr, 7thR S72.022S Disp fx of epiphy (separation) (upper) of l femur, sequela
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