S70.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other superficial injuries of hip and thigh. It is a four-character subcategory of S70 (Superficial injury of hip and thigh), the most specific level in the WHO edition. 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
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XIX · S00–T98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
S70.8 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
S70.8Annen spesifisert overflateskade på hofte eller lår
DS708Anden overfladisk læsion af hofteregion eller lår
S70.8Muu lonkan tai reiden pinnallinen vamma
S70.8Sonstige oberflächliche Verletzungen der Hüfte und des Oberschenkels
- S70.81Schürfwunde
- S70.82Blasenbildung (nichtthermisch)
- S70.83Insektenbiss oder -stich (ungiftig)
- S70.84Oberflächlicher Fremdkörper (Splitter)
- S70.86Subkutanes (geschlossenes) Décollement
- S70.88Sonstige
S70.8Autres lésions traumatiques superficielles de la hanche et de la cuisse
S70.8overige gespecificeerde oppervlakkige-letsels van heup en bovenbeen
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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