S72.443

The ICD-10-CM code for disp fx of lower epiphysis (separation) of unspecified femur is S72.443. The full clinical description is "Displaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of unspecified femur". S72.443 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

ICD-10-CM code S72.443 represents "Displaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of unspecified femur". It is classified under Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

No, S72.443 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 16 child codes under S72.443.

S72.443 is in Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (codes S00-T88).

S72.443 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: birth trauma (P10-P15); obstetric trauma (O70-O71); traumatic amputation of hip and thigh (S78.-); and 1 more.

S72.443 has 16 child codes, including: S72.443A (Disp fx of lower epiphysis (separation) of unsp femur, init), S72.443B (Disp fx of low epiphy (separation) of unsp femr, 7thB), S72.443C (Disp fx of low epiphy (separation) of unsp femr, 7thC), S72.443D (Disp fx of low epiphy (separation) of unsp femr, 7thD), and 12 more.

Yes, when using S72.443 you should also code: code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-).

S72.443 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2858677. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.