S72.443R Disp fx of low epiphy (separation) of unsp femr, 7thR
Instructional Notes:
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S72.443R
Description: Disp fx of low epiphy (separation) of unsp femr, 7thR
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S72.443
Description: Displaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of unspecified femur
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S72.44
Description: Fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of femur
Exclude1:- Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of femur (S79.11-)
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S72.4
Description: Fracture of lower end of femur
Exclude2:- fracture of shaft of femur (S72.3-)
- physeal fracture of lower end of femur (S79.1-)
- Fracture of distal end of femur
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S72
Description: Fracture of femur
Exclude1:- traumatic amputation of hip and thigh (S78.-)
- fracture of lower leg and ankle (S82.-)
- fracture of foot (S92.-)
- periprosthetic fracture of prosthetic implant of hip (M97.0-)
- A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
- A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
- The open fracture designations are based on the Gustilo open fracture classification
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S70-S79
Description: Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79)
Exclude2:- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- snake bite (T63.0-)
- venomous insect bite or sting (T63.4-)
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S00-T88
Description: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Exclude2:- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)