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S72.132 vs S72.133

S72.132 (Displaced apophyseal fracture of left femur) compared with S72.133 (Displaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur), from the official CMS tabular data. S72.132 and S72.133 code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S72.132
Left
Displaced apophyseal fracture of left femur
S72.133
Unspecified
Displaced apophyseal fracture 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. S72.132 and S72.133 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

S72.132Displaced apophyseal fracture of left femurS72.133Displaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S72.132A, S72.132B, S72.132C, S72.132D, S72.132E

Non-billable header

Report instead: S72.133A, S72.133B, S72.133C, S72.133D, S72.133E

ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
DefinitionDisplaced apophyseal fracture of left femur is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S72.132).Displaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S72.133).
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