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S72.8 Fractures of other parts of femur

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S72.8 is the ICD-10 code for Fractures of other parts 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

S72.8 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

S72.8Frakturer på andra specificerade delar av femur

  • S72.80Frakturer på andra specificerade delar av femur - sluten
  • S72.81Frakturer på andra specificerade delar av femur - öppen
NorwayICD-10-NO

S72.8Brudd i annen spesifisert del av lårben

  • S72.80Lukket brudd i annen spesifisert del av lårben
  • S72.81Åpent brudd i annen spes del av lårben
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS728Fraktur af anden del af femur

  • DS728AFraktur af femurhoved
FinlandICD-10-FI

S72.8Reisiluun muun osan murtuma

GermanyICD-10-GM

S72.8Frakturen sonstiger Teile des Femurs

FranceICD-10-FR

S72.8Fracture d'autres parties du fémur

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S72.8fracturen van overige gespecificeerde delen van femur

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S72.8X1AOther fracture of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • S72.8X1BOther fracture of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
  • S72.8X1COther fracture of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
  • S72.8X1DOther fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
  • S72.8X1EOther fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
  • S72.8X1FOther fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
  • S72.8X1GOther fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
  • S72.8X1HOther fracture of right femur, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
  • and 40 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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