821.39 - Other Open Fracture Of Lower End Of Femur
The ICD 9 Code for Other open fracture of lower end of femur is listed as 821.39.
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: | 821.39 |
| Long Description: | Other open fracture of lower end of femur |
| Short Description: | Fx low end femur NEC-opn |
| Chapter: | Injury And Poisoning |
| Block: | Fracture Of Lower Limb (820-829) |
| Related Descriptions: |
Multiple open fractures of lower end of femur
Open fracture distal femur, bicondylar (T-Y fracture) Open fracture distal femur, comminuted/intra-articular |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | S72.499B - Other fracture of lower end of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | S72.499C - Other fracture of lower end of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 821.39: | |
| 821.30 - Open fracture of lower end of femur, unspecified part | |
| 821.31 - Open fracture of condyle, femoral | |
| 821.32 - Open fracture of epiphysis. Lower (separation) of femur | |
| 821.33 - Open supracondylar fracture of femur | |