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ICD-10 diagnosis code

S72.3 Fracture of shaft of femur

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S72.3 is the ICD-10 code for Fracture of shaft of femur. It is a four-character subcategory of S72 (Fracture of femur), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block S70–S79 (Injuries to the hip and thigh) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XIX · S00–T98
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

S72.3 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

S72.3Fraktur på femurskaftet

  • S72.30Fraktur på femurskaftet - sluten
  • S72.31Fraktur på femurskaftet - öppen
NorwayICD-10-NO

S72.3Brudd i lårbensskaft

  • S72.30Lukket brudd i lårbensskaft
  • S72.31Åpent brudd i lårbensskaft
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS723Fraktur af femurskaft

FinlandICD-10-FI

S72.3Reisiluun varren murtuma

GermanyICD-10-GM

S72.3Fraktur des Femurschaftes

FranceICD-10-FR

S72.3Fracture de la diaphyse fémorale

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S72.3femurschachtfractuur

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S72.301AUnspecified fracture of shaft of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • S72.301BUnspecified fracture of shaft of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
  • S72.301CUnspecified fracture of shaft of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
  • S72.301DUnspecified fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
  • S72.301EUnspecified fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
  • S72.301FUnspecified fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
  • S72.301GUnspecified fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
  • S72.301HUnspecified fracture of shaft of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
  • and 568 more national subcodes

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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