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S79.929 - Unspecified injury of unspecified thigh


The ICD 10 Code for Unspecified injury of unspecified thigh is listed as S79.929.
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: S79.929
Description: Unspecified injury of unspecified thigh
  • Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89)
  • Excludes2: burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • injuries of ankle and foot, except fracture of ankle and malleolus (S90-S99)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79)
Parent S79.92 - Unspecified injury of thigh
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S79.929:
S79.929A - Unspecified injury of unspecified thigh, initial encounter
S79.929D - Unspecified injury of unspecified thigh, subs encntr
S79.929S - Unspecified injury of unspecified thigh, sequela
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of S79.929:
S79.921 - Unspecified injury of right thigh
S79.922 - Unspecified injury of left thigh