S70 Superficial Injury of Hip & Thigh

S71 Open Wound of Hip & Thigh

S72 Fracture of Femur

S73 Dislocation & Sprain of Joint & Ligaments of Hip

S74 Injury of Nerves at Hip & Thigh Level

S75 Injury of Blood Vessels at Hip & Thigh Level

S76 Injury of Muscle, Fascia & Tendon at Hip & Thigh Level

S77 Crushing Injury of Hip & Thigh

Injuries to the hip and thigh S70-S79 >

 

Type 2 Excludes

burns and corrosions (T20-T32)

frostbite (T33-T34)

snake bite (T63.0-)

venomous insect bite or sting (T63.4-)

 

Open wound of hip and thigh S71- >

 

Code Also

any associated wound infection

Type 1 Excludes

open fracture of hip and thigh (S72.-)

traumatic amputation of hip and thigh (S78.-)

Type 2 Excludes

bite of venomous animal (T63.-)

open wound of ankle, foot and toes (S91.-)

open wound of knee and lower leg (S81.-)

 

Fracture of femur S72- >

 

Note

A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced

should be coded to displaced

A fracture not indicated as open or closed should

be coded to closed

The open fracture designations are based on the Gustilo

open fracture classification

Type 1 Excludes

traumatic amputation of hip and thigh (S78.-)

Type 2 Excludes

fracture of lower leg and ankle (S82.-)

fracture of foot (S92.-)

periprosthetic fracture of prosthetic implant of hip

(T84.040, T84.041)

Clinical Information

A traumatic or pathologic injury to the femur in which the

continuity of the femur is broken.

Breaks or rupture in bone situated between the hip and

the knee, the femur.

Fractures of the femur.

 

Dislocation and sprain of joint and ligaments of hip S73- >

 

Code Also

any associated open wound

Type 2 Excludes

strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of hip and thigh (S76.-)

Includes

avulsion of joint or ligament of hip

laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament of hip

sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament of hip

traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament of hip

traumatic rupture of joint or ligament of hip

traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament of hip

traumatic tear of joint or ligament of hip

 

Injury of nerves at hip and thigh level S74- >

 

Code Also

any associated open wound (S71.-)

Type 2 Excludes

injury of nerves at ankle and foot level (S94.-)

injury of nerves at lower leg level (S84.-)

 

Injury of blood vessels at hip and thigh level S75- >

 

Code Also

any associated open wound (S71.-)

Type 2 Excludes

injury of blood vessels at lower leg level (S85.-)

injury of popliteal artery (S85.0)

 

Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at hip and thigh level S76- >

 

Code Also

any associated open wound (S71.-)

Type 2 Excludes

injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at lower leg level (S86)

sprain of joint and ligament of hip (S73.1)

 

Crushing injury of hip and thigh S77- >

 

Use Additional

code(s) for all associated injuries

Type 2 Excludes

crushing injury of ankle and foot (S97.-)

crushing injury of lower leg (S87.-)

 

Traumatic amputation of hip and thigh S78- >

 

Applicable To

An amputation not identified as partial or complete

should be coded to complete

Type 1 Excludes

traumatic amputation of knee (S88.0-)

 

Other and unspecified injuries of hip and thigh S79- >

 

Note

A fracture not indicated as open or closed

should be coded to closed

 

S79 Other & Unspecified Injuries of Hip & Thigh