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S72.4 Fracture of lower end of femur

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S72.4 is the ICD-10 code for Fracture of lower end 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

S72.4 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

S72.4Fraktur på nedre delen av femur

  • S72.40Fraktur på nedre delen av femur - sluten
  • S72.41Fraktur på nedre delen av femur - öppen
NorwayICD-10-NO

S72.4Brudd i nedre ende av lårben

  • S72.40Lukket brudd i nedre ende av lårben
  • S72.41Åpent brudd i nedre ende av lårben
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS724Fraktur af distale del af femur

  • DS724AFraktur af femurkondyl
  • DS724BInterkondylær femurfraktur
  • DS724CSuprakondylær femurfraktur
FinlandICD-10-FI

S72.4Reisiluun alaosan murtuma

GermanyICD-10-GM

S72.4Distale Fraktur des Femurs

  • S72.40Teil nicht näher bezeichnet
  • S72.41Condylus (lateralis) (medialis)
  • S72.42Epiphyse, Epiphysenlösung
  • S72.43Suprakondylär
  • S72.44Interkondylär
FranceICD-10-FR

S72.4Fracture de l'extrémité inférieure du fémur

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S72.4fractuur van ondereinde van femur

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S72.401AUnspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • S72.401BUnspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
  • S72.401CUnspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
  • S72.401DUnspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
  • S72.401EUnspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
  • S72.401FUnspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
  • S72.401GUnspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
  • S72.401HUnspecified fracture of lower end of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
  • and 682 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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