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S79.8 - Other specified injuries of hip and thigh


The ICD 10 Code for Other specified injuries of hip and thigh is listed as S79.8.
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: S79.8
Description: Other specified injuries of hip and thigh
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code in subcategory S79.8
  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79)
Parent S79 - Other and unspecified injuries of hip and thigh
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S79.8:
S79.81 - Other specified injuries of hip
S79.82 - Other specified injuries of thigh
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of S79.8:
S79.0 - Physeal fracture of upper end of femur
S79.1 - Physeal fracture of lower end of femur
S79.9 - Unspecified injury of hip and thigh