S72.442

The ICD-10-CM code for disp fx of lower epiphysis (separation) of left femur is S72.442. The full clinical description is "Displaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of left femur". S72.442 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

ICD-10-CM code S72.442 represents “Displaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of left 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, S72.442 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 S72.442.

S72.442 is in Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (codes S00-T88).

S72.442 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.

S72.442 has 16 child codes, including: S72.442A (Disp fx of lower epiphysis (separation) of left femur, init), S72.442B (Disp fx of low epiphy (separation) of l femr, 7thB), S72.442C (Disp fx of low epiphy (separation) of l femr, 7thC), S72.442D (Disp fx of low epiphy (separation) of l femr, 7thD), and 12 more.

Yes, when using S72.442, also report: any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-).

S72.442 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2858660. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like disp fx of lower epiphysis (separation) of left femur affect a person's functioning: body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for S72.442 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.