Multiple fractures of femur

Coding note

Each injury should be coded separately. This code should be used only when the detail of the specific injuries is unknown, or it is not possible to code each injury.

Index terms

Multiple fractures of femur
multiple fractures of thigh

Exclusions from above levels

http://id.who.int/icd/entity/152692065 – Frostbite
http://id.who.int/icd/entity/163532889 – Burns
ND55 – Other injuries of leg, level unspecified

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NE61 – Insect bite or sting, venomous
FB80.7 – Malunion of fracture
FB80.8 – Nonunion of fracture
FB80.A – Stress fracture, not elsewhere classified
FB80.B – Pathological fracture
http://id.who.int/icd/entity/624443803 – Birth injury
JB0A – Certain specified obstetric trauma

Sibling codes

NC72.0 – Fracture of head of femur
NC72.1 – Fracture of upper epiphysis of femur
NC72.2 – Fracture of neck of femur
NC72.3 – Fracture of trochanteric section of femur
NC72.4 – Subtrochanteric fracture of femur
NC72.5 – Fracture of shaft of femur
NC72.6 – Fracture of lower end of femur
NC72.8 – Fractures of other parts of femur
NC72.Y – Other specified fracture of femur
NC72.Z – Fracture of femur, unspecified

Foundation entity

Multiple fractures of femur – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1683085852

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: NC72: Fracture of femur › 22: Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes