DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

S74 Injury of nerves at hip and thigh level

  • Header · not billable
  • Codes take a 7th character

S74 is not billable. The category heads 45 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 5 subdivisions. Its codes take a 7th character, so none is complete with fewer than 7 characters.

Index → code

  • Injurynerve NEChip (level) → S74.9-
  • Injurynerve NECfemoral (hip level) (thigh level) → S74.1-
  • Injurynerve NECsciatic (hip level) (thigh level) → S74.0-

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 19 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  2. S70-S79 Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79)
  3. S74 Injury of nerves at hip and thigh level
Billable codes
45
Subdivisions
5
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
5

Codes in S74

  1. S74.0
    Injury of sciatic nerve at hip and thigh level
    Header
  2. S74.00
    Injury of sciatic nerve at hip and thigh level, unspecified leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  3. S74.01
    Injury of sciatic nerve at hip and thigh level, right leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  4. S74.02
    Injury of sciatic nerve at hip and thigh level, left leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  5. S74.1
    Injury of femoral nerve at hip and thigh level
    Header
  6. S74.10
    Injury of femoral nerve at hip and thigh level, unspecified leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  7. S74.11
    Injury of femoral nerve at hip and thigh level, right leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  8. S74.12
    Injury of femoral nerve at hip and thigh level, left leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  9. S74.2
    Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at hip and thigh level
    Header
  10. S74.20
    Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at hip and thigh level, unspecified leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  11. S74.21
    Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at hip and thigh level, right leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  12. S74.22
    Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at hip and thigh level, left leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  13. S74.8
    Injury of other nerves at hip and thigh level
    Header
  14. S74.8X
    Injury of other nerves at hip and thigh level
    Header
  15. S74.8X1
    Injury of other nerves at hip and thigh level, right leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  16. S74.8X2
    Injury of other nerves at hip and thigh level, left leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  17. S74.8X9
    Injury of other nerves at hip and thigh level, unspecified leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  18. S74.9
    Injury of unspecified nerve at hip and thigh level
    Header
  19. S74.90
    Injury of unspecified nerve at hip and thigh level, unspecified leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  20. S74.91
    Injury of unspecified nerve at hip and thigh level, right leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  21. S74.92
    Injury of unspecified nerve at hip and thigh level, left leg +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters

Sources of each column. Rows marked +7th need a 7th character: pick one to build the full code; its code card has its own flags.

Instructions

At S74

Excludes2

  • injury of nerves at ankle and foot level (S94.-) S94
  • injury of nerves at lower leg level (S84.-) S84

Code also

  • any associated open wound (S71.-) S71

Notes that also apply

Block S70-S79 instructions (Excludes2 4): printed on the block page.

Chapter 19 instructions (Notes 2, Excludes2 2, Use additional code 1): printed on the chapter 19 page.

7th characters

7th characters for S74 defined here

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S74

7th characters for S74
7thMeaning (NCHS)
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

A code that takes a 7th character is invalid without it; the placeholder X fills a code shorter than 6 characters (Official Guidelines I.A.5). How 7th characters work.

Index entries

  • Injurynerve NECsciatic (hip level) (thigh level) → S74.0-
  • Injurynerve NECfemoral (hip level) (thigh level) → S74.1-
  • Injurynerve NEChip (level) → S74.9-
  • Injurynerve NECcutaneous sensoryhip (level) → S74.2-
  • Injurynerve NEChip (level)specified site NEC → S74.8

NCHS Alphabetic Index. Index first, then the Tabular List.

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