820.20 TROCHANTERIC FX NOS-CLOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 820.20

Short Description: Trochanteric fx NOS-clos

Long Description: Closed fracture of trochanteric section of neck of femur

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Fracture of lower limb (820-829)
      • 820 Fracture of neck of femur
        • 820.20 Trochanteric fx NOS-clos

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Closed avulsion fracture of greater trochanter of femur
  • Closed avulsion fracture of lesser trochanter of femur
  • Closed fracture of greater trochanter of femur
  • Closed fracture of lesser trochanter of femur
  • Closed fracture of proximal femur, pertrochanteric
  • Closed fracture of trochanter of femur
  • Closed pertrochanteric fracture
  • Fracture of greater trochanter
  • Fracture of trochanter of femur
  • Pertrochanteric fracture

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 820.20 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Fracture (abduction) (adduction) (avulsion) (compression) (crush) (dislocation) (oblique) (separation) (closed) 829.0
    • femur, femoral (closed) 821.00
      • neck (closed) 820.8
        • extracapsular 820.20
          • open 820.30
        • transtrochanteric 820.20
          • open 820.30
      • peritrochanteric (section) 820.20
        • open 820.30
      • trochanter (greater) (lesser) (see also Fracture, femur, neck, by site) 820.20
        • open 820.30
    • peritrochanteric (closed) 820.20
      • open 820.30
    • trochanter (greater) (lesser) (closed) (see also Fracture, femur, neck, by site) 820.20
      • open 820.30

Crosswalk Information

The code 820.20 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
820.20 Right Arrow S72.109A Unsp trochanteric fracture of unsp femur, init for clos fx
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
820.00 Closed fracture of intracapsular section of neck of femur, unspecified
820.01 Closed fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of neck of femur
820.02 Closed fracture of midcervical section of neck of femur
820.03 Closed fracture of base of neck of femur
820.09 Other closed transcervical fracture of neck of femur
820.10 Open fracture of intracapsular section of neck of femur, unspecified
820.11 Open fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of neck of femur
820.12 Open fracture of midcervical section of neck of femur
820.13 Open fracture of base of neck of femur
820.19 Other open transcervical fracture of neck of femur
820.21 Closed fracture of intertrochanteric section of neck of femur
820.22 Closed fracture of subtrochanteric section of neck of femur
820.30 Open fracture of trochanteric section of neck of femur, unspecified
820.31 Open fracture of intertrochanteric section of neck of femur
820.32 Open fracture of subtrochanteric section of neck of femur
820.8 Closed fracture of unspecified part of neck of femur
820.9 Open fracture of unspecified part of neck of femur


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