Diagnostic code
821 — Fractures and Fracture-dislocations: Femur
821 is an OHIP diagnostic code used on Ontario Health Insurance Plan claims. Fractures and Fracture-dislocations: Femur.
- Code
- 821
- Description
- Fractures and Fracture-dislocations: Femur
Updated October 26, 2026
821 is the OHIP diagnostic code for a fractured femur, which includes a hip fracture.
Conditions billed under this code
- Hip fracture
What it covers
The Ministry lists 821 as 'Fractures and Fracture-dislocations: Femur' in the Accidents, Poisonings and Violence chapter.
A hip fracture is a break at the top of the femur, so it is coded 821. The list has no separate code for the neck of the femur.
Close neighbours: 808 pelvic fracture, 733 osteoporosis and spontaneous fracture, 839 dislocations not listed separately, 715 osteoarthritis of the hip, 781 hip pain not yet diagnosed.
Related codes: 808, 733, 839, 715, 781
Sources
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