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821.20 - Closed Fracture Of Lower End Of Femur, Unspecified Part


The ICD 9 Code for Closed fracture of lower end of femur, unspecified part is listed as 821.20.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 821.20
Long Description: Closed fracture of lower end of femur, unspecified part
Short Description: Fx low end femur NOS-cl
Chapter: Injury And Poisoning
Block: Fracture Of Lower Limb (820-829)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: S72.409A - Unspecified fracture of lower end of unspecified femur, initial encounter for closed fracture (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 821.20:
821.21 - Closed fracture of condyle, femoral
821.22 - Closed fracture of epiphysis, lower (separation) of femur
821.23 - Closed supracondylar fracture of femur
821.29 - Other closed fracture of lower end of femur