S75.29 — Other specified injury of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level
Is S75.29 billable?
No — S75.29 is a non-billable header code. S75.29 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 9 billable codes beneath S75.29.
Billable codes under this header
- S75.291AOther specified injury of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level, right leg, initial encounter
- S75.291DOther specified injury of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level, right leg, subsequent encounter
- S75.291SOther specified injury of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level, right leg, sequela
- S75.292AOther specified injury of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level, left leg, initial encounter
- S75.292DOther specified injury of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level, left leg, subsequent encounter
- S75.292SOther specified injury of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level, left leg, sequela
- S75.299AOther specified injury of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level, unspecified leg, initial encounter
- S75.299DOther specified injury of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter
- S75.299SOther specified injury of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level, unspecified leg, sequela
S75.29 at a glance
| Code | S75.29 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other specified injury of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is S75.29 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to S75.29. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Injury › blood vessel NEC › greater saphenous vein › hiplevel › specified type NEC
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from S75.2
The conditions below can never be reported together with S75.29 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- greater saphenous vein NOS (S85.3)
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19
Report an additional code alongside S75.29 to fully describe the condition. S75.29 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 S75.29, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S75.29 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S70-S79
The conditions below are not part of S75.29, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S75.29 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S75
The conditions below are not part of S75.29, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S75.29 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Code also — inherited from S75
Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether S75.29 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.
- any associated open wound (S71.-)
What codes fall under S75.29? (3)
- S75.291Other specified injury of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level, right legnot billable
- S75.292Other specified injury of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level, left legnot billable
- S75.299Other specified injury of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level, unspecified legnot billable
How long has S75.29 existed?
S75.29 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.