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S72.122 vs S72.123

S72.122 (Displaced fracture of lesser trochanter of left femur) compared with S72.123 (Displaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur), from the official CMS tabular data. S72.122 and S72.123 code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S72.122
Left
Displaced fracture of lesser trochanter of left femur
S72.123
Unspecified
Displaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur

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. S72.122 and S72.123 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

S72.122Displaced fracture of lesser trochanter of left femurS72.123Displaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S72.122A, S72.122B, S72.122C, S72.122D, S72.122E

Non-billable header

Report instead: S72.123A, S72.123B, S72.123C, S72.123D, S72.123E

ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
DefinitionDisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of left femur is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S72.122).Displaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S72.123).
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

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources