S77.11XA

S77.11XA: Crushing injury of right thigh, initial encounter

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMright

S77.11XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for crushing injury of right thigh, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check S77.11XA with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

7th character "A": initial encounter

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S77

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S77.11XA

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on S77: Crushing injury of hip and thigh

crushing injury of ankle and foot (S97.-)
crushing injury of lower leg (S87.-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

S77.11XA is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A54767Billing and Coding: Medicare Preventive Coverage for Certain Vaccines
A56459Billing and Coding: Debridement Services
A56766Billing and Coding: Incision and Drainage (I&D) of Abscess of Skin, Subcutaneous and Accessory Structures
A56805Billing and Coding: Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.