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ICD-10 diagnosis code

S79 Other and unspecified injuries of hip and thigh

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S79 is the ICD-10 code for Other and unspecified injuries of hip and thigh. It is a three-character category divided into 3 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 S79

S79 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

S79Andra och ospecificerade skador på höft och lår

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS79Andre og ikke specificerede læsioner af hofteregion og lår

FinlandICD-10-FI

S79Muut tai määrittämättömät lonkan ja reiden vammat

GermanyICD-10-GM

S79Sonstige und nicht näher bezeichnete Verletzungen der Hüfte und des Oberschenkels

FranceICD-10-FR

S79Lésions traumatiques de la hanche et de la cuisse, autres et sans précision

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S79overige en niet-gespecificeerde letsels van heup en bovenbeen

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S79.001AUnspecified physeal fracture of upper end of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • S79.001DUnspecified physeal fracture of upper end of right femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
  • S79.001GUnspecified physeal fracture of upper end of right femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
  • S79.001KUnspecified physeal fracture of upper end of right femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
  • S79.001PUnspecified physeal fracture of upper end of right femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
  • S79.001SUnspecified physeal fracture of upper end of right femur, sequela
  • S79.002AUnspecified physeal fracture of upper end of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • S79.002DUnspecified physeal fracture of upper end of left femur, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
  • and 154 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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