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S70 - Superficial injury of hip and thigh


The ICD 10 Code for Superficial injury of hip and thigh is listed as S70.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: S70
Description: Superficial injury of hip and thigh
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S70
  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S70:
S70.0 - Contusion of hip
S70.1 - Contusion of thigh
S70.2 - Other superficial injuries of hip
S70.3 - Other superficial injuries of thigh
S70.9 - Unspecified superficial injury of hip and thigh