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S79Other and unspecified injuries of hip and thigh

ICD-10-CM category (non-billable header) code — part of Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79)

Code Details

BillableNo — use a more specific child code
ChapterChapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
SectionInjuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79)

Valid 7th Characters

Ainitial encounter for closed fracture
Dsubsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
Gsubsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
Ksubsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
Psubsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
Ssequela

Coding Notes

Note

  • A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed

7th Character Note

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategories S79.0 and S79.1

Subcategories (4)

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