S70 — Superficial injury of hip and thigh
Not billable
Is S70 billable?
No — S70 is a non-billable header code. S70 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 60 billable codes beneath S70.
Billable codes under this header
- S70.00XAContusion of unspecified hip, initial encounter
- S70.00XDContusion of unspecified hip, subsequent encounter
- S70.00XSContusion of unspecified hip, sequela
- S70.01XAContusion of right hip, initial encounter
- S70.01XDContusion of right hip, subsequent encounter
- S70.01XSContusion of right hip, sequela
- S70.02XAContusion of left hip, initial encounter
- S70.02XDContusion of left hip, subsequent encounter
- S70.02XSContusion of left hip, sequela
- S70.10XAContusion of unspecified thigh, initial encounter
- S70.10XDContusion of unspecified thigh, subsequent encounter
- S70.10XSContusion of unspecified thigh, sequela
- S70.11XAContusion of right thigh, initial encounter
- S70.11XDContusion of right thigh, subsequent encounter
- S70.11XSContusion of right thigh, sequela
- S70.12XAContusion of left thigh, initial encounter
- S70.12XDContusion of left thigh, subsequent encounter
- S70.12XSContusion of left thigh, sequela
- 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
- S70.219SAbrasion, unspecified hip, sequela
- S70.221ABlister (nonthermal), right hip, initial encounter
- S70.221DBlister (nonthermal), right hip, subsequent encounter
- S70.221SBlister (nonthermal), right hip, sequela
- S70.222ABlister (nonthermal), left hip, initial encounter
- S70.222DBlister (nonthermal), left hip, subsequent encounter
- S70.222SBlister (nonthermal), left hip, sequela
- S70.229ABlister (nonthermal), unspecified hip, initial encounter
- S70.229DBlister (nonthermal), unspecified hip, subsequent encounter
- S70.229SBlister (nonthermal), unspecified hip, sequela
- S70.241AExternal constriction, right hip, initial encounter
- S70.241DExternal constriction, right hip, subsequent encounter
- S70.241SExternal constriction, right hip, sequela
- S70.242AExternal constriction, left hip, initial encounter
- S70.242DExternal constriction, left hip, subsequent encounter
- S70.242SExternal constriction, left hip, sequela
- S70.249AExternal constriction, unspecified hip, initial encounter
- S70.249DExternal constriction, unspecified hip, subsequent encounter
- S70.249SExternal constriction, unspecified hip, sequela
- S70.251ASuperficial foreign body, right hip, initial encounter
- S70.251DSuperficial foreign body, right hip, subsequent encounter
- S70.251SSuperficial foreign body, right hip, sequela
- S70.252ASuperficial foreign body, left hip, initial encounter
- S70.252DSuperficial foreign body, left hip, subsequent encounter
- S70.252SSuperficial foreign body, left hip, sequela
- S70.259ASuperficial foreign body, unspecified hip, initial encounter
- S70.259DSuperficial foreign body, unspecified hip, subsequent encounter
- S70.259SSuperficial foreign body, unspecified hip, sequela
- S70.261AInsect bite (nonvenomous), right hip, initial encounter
- S70.261DInsect bite (nonvenomous), right hip, subsequent encounter
- S70.261SInsect bite (nonvenomous), right hip, sequela
- S70.262AInsect bite (nonvenomous), left hip, initial encounter
- S70.262DInsect bite (nonvenomous), left hip, subsequent encounter
- S70.262SInsect bite (nonvenomous), left hip, sequela
S70 at a glance
| Code | S70 |
|---|---|
| Description | Superficial injury of hip and thigh |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19
Report an additional code alongside S70 to fully describe the condition. S70 is sequenced first.
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 19
The conditions below are not part of S70, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S70 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S70-S79
The conditions below are not part of S70, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S70 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under S70? (5)
How long has S70 existed?
S70 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.