Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified hip, subsequent encounter

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Unspecified superficial injury of hip, unspecified side, subsequent encounter
FY2011 Draft description revised draft ~~Unspecified superficial injury of hip, unspecified side, subsequent encounter~~ Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified hip, subsequent encounter

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from S70 Superficial injury of hip and thigh

Seventh character required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S70

Inherited from the S70-S79 section Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79)

Excludes2 - not included here

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

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Injury > hip > superficial
Injury > superficial NEC > pelvis > girdle
Injury > superficial NEC > hip

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
S70.919A	Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified hip, initial encounter	Valid
S70.919S	Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified hip, sequela	Valid