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S72.40

⚠ Non-billable (Header)

Unspecified fracture of lower end of femur

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

⚠️ This is a category header code — not billable. Use a more specific child code below.

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inherited from S72.4

Rules from parent category S72.4: Fracture of lower end of femur

  • • fracture of shaft of femur (S72.3-)
  • • physeal fracture of lower end of femur (S79.1-)

Child Codes (3)

S72.401Unspecified fracture of lower end of right femurS72.402Unspecified fracture of lower end of left femurS72.409Unspecified fracture of lower end of unspecified femur

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Code Information

CodeS72.40
BillableNo — Header code
ParentS72.4
CategoryInjury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Excludes10 rule(s)
Excludes22 note(s)
Child codes3

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CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List

Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)