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S72.0 - Fracture of head and neck of femur


The ICD 10 Code for Fracture of head and neck of femur is listed as S72.0.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: S72.0
Description: Fracture of head and neck of femur
  • Excludes2: physeal fracture of upper end of femur (S79.0-)
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79)
Parent S72 - Fracture of femur
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S72.0:
S72.00 - Fracture of unspecified part of neck of femur
S72.01 - Unspecified intracapsular fracture of femur
S72.02 - Fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of femur
S72.03 - Midcervical fracture of femur
S72.04 - Fracture of base of neck of femur
S72.05 - Unspecified fracture of head of femur
S72.06 - Articular fracture of head of femur
S72.09 - Other fracture of head and neck of femur
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of S72.0:
S72.1 - Pertrochanteric fracture
S72.2 - Subtrochanteric fracture of femur
S72.3 - Fracture of shaft of femur
S72.4 - Fracture of lower end of femur
S72.8 - Other fracture of femur
S72.9 - Unspecified fracture of femur