S72.44ICD-10-CM 2027
Fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of femur
Child codes
S72.441– Displaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of right femurS72.442– Displaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of left femurS72.443– Displaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of unspecified femurS72.444– Nondisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of right femurS72.445– Nondisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of left femurS72.446– Nondisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of unspecified femur
Sibling codes
S72.40– Unspecified fracture of lower end of femurS72.41– Unspecified condyle fracture of lower end of femurS72.42– Fracture of lateral condyle of femurS72.43– Fracture of medial condyle of femurS72.45– Supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of femurS72.46– Supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of femurS72.47– Torus fracture of lower end of femurS72.49– Other fracture of lower end of femur
Excludes1
- Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of femur (
S79.11-)
Inherited from S72.4: Fracture of lower end of femur
Excludes2
Inclusion terms
- Fracture of distal end of femur
Inherited from S72: Fracture of femur
7th character
- A = initial encounter for closed fracture
- B = initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- C = initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- D = subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- E = subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- F = subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- G = subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- H = subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- J = subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- K = subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- M = subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- N = subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- P = subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- Q = subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- R = subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S = sequela
7th character note
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category
S72
Excludes1
- traumatic amputation of hip and thigh (
S78.-)
Excludes2
Part of: S72.4: Fracture of lower end of femur › S72: Fracture of femur