S72.0
Header — not billableFracture of head and neck of femur
The ICD-10 code for fracture of head and neck of femur is S72.0.
S72.0 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 8 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under S72.0
- S72.00Fracture of unspecified part of neck of femurnon-billable header
- S72.01Unspecified intracapsular fracture of femurnon-billable header
- S72.02Fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of femurnon-billable header
- S72.03Midcervical fracture of femurnon-billable header
- S72.04Fracture of base of neck of femurnon-billable header
- S72.05Unspecified fracture of head of femurnon-billable header
- S72.06Articular fracture of head of femurnon-billable header
- S72.09Other fracture of head and neck of femurnon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- S72.1Pertrochanteric fracturenon-billable header
- S72.2Subtrochanteric fracture of femurnon-billable header
- S72.3Fracture of shaft of femurnon-billable header
- S72.4Fracture of lower end of femurnon-billable header
- S72.8Other fracture of femurnon-billable header
- S72.9Unspecified fracture of femurnon-billable header
- S72.0Fracture of head and neck of femurnon-billable header