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821.20 FX LOW END FEMUR NOS-CL


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 821.20

Short Description: Fx low end femur NOS-cl

Long Description: Closed fracture of lower end of femur, unspecified part

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Fracture of lower limb (820-829)
      • 821 Fracture of other and unspecified parts of femur
        • 821.20 Fx low end femur NOS-cl

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 821.20 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
      • lower end or extremity (distal end) (closed) 821.20
        • condyles, epicondyles 821.21
          • open 821.31
        • epiphysis (separation) 821.22
          • open 821.32
        • multiple sites 821.29
          • open 821.39
        • open 821.30
        • specified site NEC 821.29
          • open 821.39
        • supracondylar 821.23
          • open 821.33
        • T-shaped 821.21
          • open 821.31

Crosswalk Information

The code 821.20 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
821.20 Right Arrow S72.409A Unsp fracture of lower end 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
821.00 Closed fracture of unspecified part of femur
821.01 Closed fracture of shaft of femur
821.10 Open fracture of unspecified part of femur
821.11 Open fracture of shaft of femur
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
821.30 Open fracture of lower end of femur, unspecified part
821.31 Open fracture of condyle, femoral
821.32 Open fracture of epiphysis. Lower (separation) of femur
821.33 Open supracondylar fracture of femur
821.39 Other open fracture of lower end of femur

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

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