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S72.3 - Fracture of shaft of femur


The ICD 10 Code for Fracture of shaft of femur is listed as S72.3.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: S72.3
Description: Fracture of shaft of femur
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79)
Parent S72 - Fracture of femur
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S72.3:
S72.30 - Unspecified fracture of shaft of femur
S72.32 - Transverse fracture of shaft of femur
S72.33 - Oblique fracture of shaft of femur
S72.34 - Spiral fracture of shaft of femur
S72.35 - Comminuted fracture of shaft of femur
S72.36 - Segmental fracture of shaft of femur
S72.39 - Other fracture of shaft of femur
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of S72.3:
S72.0 - Fracture of head and neck of femur
S72.1 - Pertrochanteric fracture
S72.2 - Subtrochanteric fracture of femur
S72.4 - Fracture of lower end of femur
S72.8 - Other fracture of femur
S72.9 - Unspecified fracture of femur