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Specific code 2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 821.32
Open fracture of epiphysis. Lower (separation) of femur
  • Short description: Fx low femur epiphy-open.
  • ICD-9-CM 821.32 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 821.32 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2013 version of ICD-9-CM 821.32.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 821.32: 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 821.32 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S72.443B Displaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S72.443C Displaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S72.446B Nondisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S72.446C Nondisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
Approximate Synonyms
  • Open fracture of distal epiphysis of left femur (disorder)
  • Open fracture of distal epipthysis of left femur
  • Open fracture of lower epiphysis of right femur
  • Open left femur distal epiphysis Fx
  • Open left femur epiphysis (upper leg bone) fracture
  • Open right femur distal epiphysis Fx
  • Open right femur epiphysis (upper leg bone) fracture
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 821.32:
 821.31 ICD9Data.com 821.33 
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