Table 3.

Algorithm for identifying hip fractures

Site	Diagnoses (ICD-9-CM)	Hospital procedures (ICD-9-CM)	Physician Identification (CPT)	Physician confirmation (CPT)
Hip	733.14, 820	78.55, 79.05, 79.15, 79.25, 79.35, 79.65, 81.40, 81.51, 81.52, 81.61, 81.62	27125–27127, 27230, 27232, 27234–27236, 27238, 27240, 27242, 27244, 27246, 27248	27130, 27131, 29010, 29015, 29020, 29025, 29035, 29040, 29044, 29046, 29305, 29325, 29345, 29355, 29358, 29365, 29505, 29520, 29799
Femoral shaft	733.15, 821		27500, 27502, 27504, 27506, 27508, 27510, 27512, 27514	Same as hip
Arthroplasty	715 (primary)	81.3–81.9
Old fracture or other bone disease	733.4, 733.8, 733.9, 905.4, 996.4, 996.6, 996.7, E878.1, V54.0, V66.4, V67.4