S72.001A — Fracture of unspecified part of neck of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture

S72.001A

ICD-10 Chapter 19: Injury & Poisoning — illustrative image
Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00–T88) — illustrative image

What this code means

A fracture of the neck of the right femur (a hip fracture), closed, at the first encounter; the exact part is not specified.

Also called: hip fracture, femoral neck fracture right.

When this code is used

Used for fracture of unspecified part of neck of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture.

Where it sits in ICD-10-CM

Code S72.001A belongs to Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes, which covers codes S00–T88 in the FY2027 ICD-10-CM tabular list. The official description above is copied verbatim from the CDC/NCHS FY2027 code file.

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Frequently asked questions

What is ICD-10-CM code S72.001A?

S72.001A is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for “Fracture of unspecified part of neck of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture”. A fracture of the neck of the right femur (a hip fracture), closed, at the first encounter; the exact part is not specified.

When is code S72.001A used?

Used for fracture of unspecified part of neck of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture. It belongs to Chapter 19 of ICD-10-CM (Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes).

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