S79.9 — Unspecified injury of hip and thigh
Is S79.9 billable?
No — S79.9 is a non-billable header code. S79.9 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 18 billable codes beneath S79.9.
Billable codes under this header
- S79.911AUnspecified injury of right hip, initial encounter
- S79.911DUnspecified injury of right hip, subsequent encounter
- S79.911SUnspecified injury of right hip, sequela
- S79.912AUnspecified injury of left hip, initial encounter
- S79.912DUnspecified injury of left hip, subsequent encounter
- S79.912SUnspecified injury of left hip, sequela
- S79.919AUnspecified injury of unspecified hip, initial encounter
- S79.919DUnspecified injury of unspecified hip, subsequent encounter
- S79.919SUnspecified injury of unspecified hip, sequela
- S79.921AUnspecified injury of right thigh, initial encounter
- S79.921DUnspecified injury of right thigh, subsequent encounter
- S79.921SUnspecified injury of right thigh, sequela
- S79.922AUnspecified injury of left thigh, initial encounter
- S79.922DUnspecified injury of left thigh, subsequent encounter
- S79.922SUnspecified injury of left thigh, sequela
- S79.929AUnspecified injury of unspecified thigh, initial encounter
- S79.929DUnspecified injury of unspecified thigh, subsequent encounter
- S79.929SUnspecified injury of unspecified thigh, sequela
S79.9 at a glance
| Code | S79.9 |
|---|---|
| Description | Unspecified 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 S79.9 to fully describe the condition. S79.9 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 S79.9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S79.9 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S70-S79
The conditions below are not part of S79.9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S79.9 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under S79.9? (2)
How long has S79.9 existed?
S79.9 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.