Block · Chapter 19
S70-S79 Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79)
Block S70-S79 groups 10 categories with 3,546 billable codes in FY2027.
Where it sits
- Chapter 19 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- S70-S79 Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79)
Neighbouring blocks
- Categories
- 10
- Billable codes
- 3,546
- CC codes
- 1,143
- MCC codes
- 450
- HCC V28 codes
- 537
- New FY2027
- 0
Categories in S70-S79
- S70
- S71
- S72
Fracture of femur
Fracture, traumatic (abduction) (adduction) (separation)›femur, femoral → S72.9-
- 2,466 billable codes
- 969 CC
- 417 MCC
- 462 with HCC
- S73
Dislocation and sprain of joint and ligaments of hip
Subluxation›hip → S73.00-
- 126 billable codes
- 30 CC
- 30 with HCC
- S74
- S75
Injury of blood vessels at hip and thigh level
Injury›blood vessel NEC›hip → S75.90-
- 162 billable codes
- 30 CC
- 24 MCC
- S76
Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at hip and thigh level
Injury›patellar ligament (tendon) → S76.10-
- 216 billable codes
- 18 CC
- S77
- S78
Traumatic amputation of hip and thigh
Amputation›traumatic (complete) (partial)›hip (and thigh) (complete) → S78.91-
- 54 billable codes
- 18 CC
- 18 with HCC
- S79
Other and unspecified injuries of hip and thigh
Injury›hip → S79.91-
- 198 billable codes
- 72 CC
- 9 MCC
- 27 with HCC
Index main terms
- Fracture, traumatic (abduction) (adduction) (separation) → S72, S79 (79 entries)
- Injury → S70, S74, S75, S76, S79 (57 entries)
- Puncture → S71 (12 entries)
- Laceration → S71 (8 entries)
- Amputation → S78 (6 entries)
- Bite(s) (animal) (human) → S70, S71 (6 entries)
- Sprain (joint) (ligament) → S73, S76 (6 entries)
- Dislocation (articular) → S73 (5 entries)
- Subluxation → S73 (5 entries)
- Crush, crushed, crushing → S77 (4 entries)
- Abrasion → S70 (2 entries)
- Blister (nonthermal) → S70 (2 entries)
- Constriction → S70 (2 entries)
- Contusion (skin surface intact) → S70 (2 entries)
- Foreign body → S70 (2 entries)
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Block instructions
Notes that also apply
Chapter 19 instructions (Notes 2, Excludes2 2, Use additional code 1): printed on the chapter 19 page.