Instruction Source: S79.819A
Other specified injuries of unspecified hip, init encntr
Instruction Source: S79.819
Other specified injuries of unspecified hip
Instruction Source: S79.81
Other specified injuries of hip
Instruction Source: S79.8
Other specified injuries of hip and thigh
Instruction Source: S79
Other and unspecified injuries of hip and thigh
Clinical Notes
- A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
Instruction Source: S70-S79
Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79)
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- snake bite (T63.0-)
- venomous insect bite or sting (T63.4-)
Instruction Source: S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Clinical Notes
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code