S79
S79: Other and unspecified injuries of hip and thigh
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMunspecified
S79 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other and unspecified injuries of hip and thigh. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategories S79.0 and S79.1
- A
- initial encounter for closed fracture
- D
- subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- G
- subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- K
- subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- P
- subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S
- sequela
Notes
Additional guidance from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.
- A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
Other codes that can never be billed with S79
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead S79
4 child codes. Green means billable.