S79 — Other and unspecified injuries of hip and thigh

Not billable

Is S79 billable?

No — S79 is a non-billable header code. S79 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 S79.

Billable codes under this header

S79 at a glance

Code	S79
Description	Other and unspecified injuries of hip and thigh
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Note

A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed

Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19

Report an additional code alongside S79 to fully describe the condition. S79 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 S79, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S79 and the excluded code may both be reported.

birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S70-S79

The conditions below are not part of S79, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S79 and the excluded code may both be reported.

burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
frostbite (T33-T34)
snake bite (T63.0-)
venomous insect bite or sting (T63.4-)

What codes fall under S79? (4)

How long has S79 existed?

S79 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.