Chapter XIX
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
(S00-T98)

Injuries to the hip and thigh
(S70-S79)

Excl.:
bilateral involvement of hip and thigh ( T00-T07)
burns and corrosions ( T20-T32)
frostbite ( T33-T35)
injuries of leg, level unspecified ( T12-T13)
insect bite or sting, venomous ( T63.4)

S70 Superficial injury of hip and thigh

S70.0 Contusion of hip
S70.1 Contusion of thigh
S70.7 Multiple superficial injuries of hip and thigh
S70.8 Other superficial injuries of hip and thigh
S70.9 Superficial injury of hip and thigh, unspecified

S71 Open wound of hip and thigh

Excl.:
traumatic amputation of hip and thigh ( S78.-)
S71.0 Open wound of hip
S71.1 Open wound of thigh
S71.7 Multiple open wounds of hip and thigh
S71.8 Open wound of other and unspecified parts of pelvic girdle

S72 Fracture of femur

Modifiers

The following subdivisions are provided for optional use in a supplementary character position where it is not possible or not desired to use multiple coding to identify fracture and open wound; a fracture not indicated as closed or open should be classified as closed.

Code Title
0
closed
1
open
S72.0 Fracture of neck of femur
Incl.:
Fracture of hip NOS
S72.1 Pertrochanteric fracture
Incl.:
Intertrochanteric fracture
Trochanteric fracture
S72.2 Subtrochanteric fracture
S72.3 Fracture of shaft of femur
S72.4 Fracture of lower end of femur
S72.7 Multiple fractures of femur
S72.8 Fractures of other parts of femur
S72.9 Fracture of femur, part unspecified

S73 Dislocation, sprain and strain of joint and ligaments of hip

S73.0 Dislocation of hip
S73.1 Sprain and strain of hip

S74 Injury of nerves at hip and thigh level

S74.0 Injury of sciatic nerve at hip and thigh level
S74.1 Injury of femoral nerve at hip and thigh level
S74.2 Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at hip and thigh level
S74.7 Injury of multiple nerves at hip and thigh level
S74.8 Injury of other nerves at hip and thigh level
S74.9 Injury of unspecified nerve at hip and thigh level

S75 Injury of blood vessels at hip and thigh level

Excl.:
popliteal artery ( S85.0)
S75.0 Injury of femoral artery
S75.1 Injury of femoral vein at hip and thigh level
S75.2 Injury of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh level
Excl.:
greater saphenous vein NOS ( S85.3)
S75.7 Injury of multiple blood vessels at hip and thigh level
S75.8 Injury of other blood vessels at hip and thigh level
S75.9 Injury of unspecified blood vessel at hip and thigh level

S76 Injury of muscle and tendon at hip and thigh level

S76.0 Injury of muscle and tendon of hip
S76.1 Injury of quadriceps muscle and tendon
Incl.:
Patellar ligament (tendon)
S76.2 Injury of adductor muscle and tendon of thigh
S76.3 Injury of muscle and tendon of the posterior muscle group at thigh level
S76.4 Injury of other and unspecified muscles and tendons at thigh level
S76.7 Injury of multiple muscles and tendons at hip and thigh level

S77 Crushing injury of hip and thigh

S77.0 Crushing injury of hip
S77.1 Crushing injury of thigh
S77.2 Crushing injury of hip with thigh

S78 Traumatic amputation of hip and thigh

Excl.:
traumatic amputation of lower limb, level unspecified ( T13.6)
S78.0 Traumatic amputation at hip joint
S78.1 Traumatic amputation at level between hip and knee
S78.9 Traumatic amputation of hip and thigh, level unspecified

S79 Other and unspecified injuries of hip and thigh

S79.7 Multiple injuries of hip and thigh
Incl.:
Injuries classifiable to more than one of the categories S70-S78
S79.8 Other specified injuries of hip and thigh
S79.9 Unspecified injury of hip and thigh