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S72.345 vs S72.346

S72.345 (Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left femur) compared with S72.346 (Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified femur), from the official CMS tabular data. S72.345 and S72.346 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S72.345
Left
Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left femur
S72.346
Unspecified
Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft 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. S72.345 and S72.346 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

S72.345Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left femurS72.346Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified femur
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S72.345A, S72.345B, S72.345C, S72.345D, S72.345E

Non-billable header

Report instead: S72.346A, S72.346B, S72.346C, S72.346D, S72.346E

ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88)S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88)
DefinitionNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left femur is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S72.345).Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified femur is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S72.346).
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