NC72.6

The ICD-11 code for fracture of lower end of femur is NC72.6. The full clinical description is "Fracture of lower end of femur".

ICD-11 code NC72.6 represents “Fracture of lower end of femur”. It is classified under Chapter 22: Injury, Poisoning or Certain Other Consequences of External Causes.

NC72.6 is in Chapter 22: Injury, Poisoning or Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (codes NA00-NF2Z).

There is no direct ICD-10 mapping available for NC72.6 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-10. Use the ICD-11 to ICD-10 converter to search for related codes.

ICD-11 is the latest revision of the WHO's International Classification of Diseases, succeeding ICD-10. Key differences include: a fully digital-first design, new chapters for sleep-wake disorders, sexual health, and traditional medicine, improved coding for rare diseases, and better integration with electronic health records through extension codes.

NC72.6 has 9 child codes, including: NC72.60 (Fracture of lower end of femur not extending into joint, simple), NC72.61 (Fracture of lower end of femur not extending into joint, wedge), NC72.62 (Fracture of lower end of femur not extending into joint, complex), NC72.63 (Fracture of lower end of femur extending into joint, lateral condyle), and 5 more.