S72.059
Unspecified fracture of head of unspecified femur
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
This is the unspecified option. 2 more
specific codes sit alongside it. Worth
checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
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 2 same parent — S72.05
Subordinate codes 16
S72.059A Unsp fracture of head of unsp femur, init for clos fx S72.059B Unsp fx head of unsp femur, init for opn fx type I/2 S72.059C Unsp fx head of unsp femur, init for opn fx type 3A/B/C S72.059D Unsp fx head of unsp femur, subs for clos fx w routn heal S72.059E Unsp fx head of unsp femr, 7thE S72.059F Unsp fx head of unsp femr, 7thF S72.059G Unsp fx head of unsp femur, subs for clos fx w delay heal S72.059H Unsp fx head of unsp femr, 7thH S72.059J Unsp fx head of unsp femr, 7thJ S72.059K Unsp fx head of unsp femur, subs for clos fx w nonunion S72.059M Unsp fx head of unsp femr, 7thM S72.059N Unsp fx head of unsp femr, 7thN S72.059P Unsp fx head of unsp femur, subs for clos fx w malunion S72.059Q Unsp fx head of unsp femr, 7thQ S72.059R Unsp fx head of unsp femr, 7thR S72.059S Unspecified fracture of head of unspecified femur, sequela
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