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821.11 - Open Fracture Of Shaft Of Femur


The ICD 9 Code for Open fracture of shaft of femur is listed as 821.11.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 821.11
Long Description: Open fracture of shaft of femur
Short Description: Fx femur shaft-open
Chapter: Injury And Poisoning
Block: Fracture Of Lower Limb (820-829)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: S72.309B - Unspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: S72.309C - Unspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 821.11:
821.10 - Open fracture of unspecified part of femur