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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

S72Fracture of femur

Not billable — use a more specific code

S72 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 7 more specific codes beneath it.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About S72

S72 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for fracture of femur. It belongs to block S70-S79 (injuries to the hip and thigh) and chapter 19 (injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 7 subcodes must be used instead.

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: S72.0 (femur), S72.1 (fracture), S72.2 (femur), S72.3 (femur), S72.4 (femur), S72.8 (femur) and S72.9 (femur).

Don't report S72 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: traumatic amputation of hip and thigh (S78.-).

The conditions in its Excludes2 note aren't part of S72, but may be coded alongside it if the patient has both: fracture of lower leg and ankle (S82.-), fracture of foot (S92.-) and periprosthetic fracture of prosthetic implant of hip (M97.0-).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Specific codes under S72

Coding notes

Note
  • 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
Excludes1Not coded here — never report together with this code
  • traumatic amputation of hip and thigh (S78.-)
Excludes2Not included here — may be reported together if both conditions exist
  • fracture of lower leg and ankle (S82.-)
  • fracture of foot (S92.-)
  • periprosthetic fracture of prosthetic implant of hip (M97.0-)

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to S72.

Broader instructions also apply from S70-S79 Injuries to the hip and thigh and Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Codes whose notes reference S72

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about S72

Is S72 billable?

No. S72 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.