S70 is the ICD-10 code for Superficial injury of hip and thigh. It is a three-character category divided into 5 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block S70–S79 (Injuries to the hip and thigh) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XIX · S00–T98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
Subcodes of S70
S70 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DS70Overfladisk læsion af hofteregion og lår
S70Lonkan ja/tai reiden pinnallinen vamma
S70Oberflächliche Verletzung der Hüfte und des Oberschenkels
S70Lésion traumatique superficielle de la hanche et de la cuisse
S70oppervlakkig letsel van heup en bovenbeen
Listed through more specific codes:
- S70.211AAbrasion, right hip, initial encounter
- S70.211DAbrasion, right hip, subsequent encounter
- S70.211SAbrasion, right hip, sequela
- S70.212AAbrasion, left hip, initial encounter
- S70.212DAbrasion, left hip, subsequent encounter
- S70.212SAbrasion, left hip, sequela
- S70.219AAbrasion, unspecified hip, initial encounter
- S70.219DAbrasion, unspecified hip, subsequent encounter
- and 100 more national subcodes
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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