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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

S72.479Torus fracture of lower end of unspecified femur

Not billable — use a more specific codeRequires 7th character

S72.479 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 6 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.

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 S72.479

S72.479 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for Torus fracture of lower end of unspecified femur. It belongs to category S72 (fracture of femur), 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 6 subcodes must be used instead.

Within S72.47, choose S72.479 (unspecified femur) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: right femur (S72.471) and left femur (S72.472).

Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter for closed fracture, D for subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing, G for subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing, K for subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion, P for subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.

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

7th character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes in subcategory S72.47

  • Ainitial encounter for closed fractureS72.479A
  • Dsubsequent encounter for fracture with routine healingS72.479D
  • Gsubsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healingS72.479G
  • Ksubsequent encounter for fracture with nonunionS72.479K
  • Psubsequent encounter for fracture with malunionS72.479P
  • SsequelaS72.479S

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to S72.479.

› From S72.4 Fracture of lower end of femur
Excludes2
  • fracture of shaft of femur (S72.3-)
  • physeal fracture of lower end of femur (S79.1-)
› From S72 Fracture of femur
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
Excludes1
  • traumatic amputation of hip and thigh (S78.-)
Excludes2
  • fracture of lower leg and ankle (S82.-)
  • fracture of foot (S92.-)
  • periprosthetic fracture of prosthetic implant of hip (M97.0-)

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.

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 S72.479

Is S72.479 billable?

No. S72.479 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.