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S72.051B vs S72.052B

S72.051B (Unspecified fracture of head of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II) compared with S72.052B (Unspecified fracture of head of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II), from the official CMS tabular data. S72.051B and S72.052B code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S72.051B
Right
Unspecified fracture of head of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
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S72.052B
Left
Unspecified fracture of head of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II

Same condition; these differ only in which side is documented.

These codes share a category and title and differ only in the side affected. The documentation decides which applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.

Source: ICD-10-CM tabular list (laterality variant derived from the code title)

Can these codes be reported together?

Same condition, opposite side. S72.051B and S72.052B name the same condition on opposite sides of the body.

Same category and title, differing only in which side is affected — the documentation decides which one applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.

Side by side

S72.051BUnspecified fracture of head of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or IIS72.052BUnspecified fracture of head of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
DefinitionUnspecified fracture of head of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S72.051B).Unspecified fracture of head of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S72.052B).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S72The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S72
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Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources