S74.20XA — Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at hip and thigh level, unspecified leg, initial encounter
S74.20XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at hip and thigh level, unspecified leg, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "A" — initial encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S74
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S74.20XA does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
S74.20XA is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies — 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A56607Billing and Coding: Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks (CPNB)
- A56722Billing and Coding: Intraoperative Neurophysiological Testing
- A57188Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care
- A57188Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S74.20. If S74.20XA is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S74.20XA
- Is S74.20XA a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S74.20XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S74.20XA sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79).