S72.111 (Displaced fracture of greater trochanter of right femur) compared with S72.112 (Displaced fracture of greater trochanter of left femur), from the official CMS tabular data. S72.111 and S72.112 code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived
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)
Same condition, opposite side. S72.111 and S72.112 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.
| S72.111Displaced fracture of greater trochanter of right femur | S72.112Displaced fracture of greater trochanter of left femur | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header Report instead: S72.111A, S72.111B, S72.111C, S72.111D, S72.111E | Non-billable header Report instead: S72.112A, S72.112B, S72.112C, S72.112D, S72.112E |
| Classification | S00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes | S00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes |
| Definition | Displaced fracture of greater trochanter of right femur is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S72.111). | Displaced fracture of greater trochanter of left femur is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S72.112). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S72 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S72 |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources