S75.999S — Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at hip and thigh level, unspecified leg, sequela
S75.999S is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at hip and thigh level, unspecified leg, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "S" — sequela
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S75
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S75.999S
Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of S75.999S, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.
Risk adjustment
S75.999S 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.
Code history
S75.999S has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S75.999. If S75.999S is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S75.999S
- Is S75.999S a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S75.999S is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S75.999S 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).