ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S70-S79 › S73.12 Ischiocapsular (ligament) sprain of hip › S73.129

S73.129

Ischiocapsular ligament sprain of unspecified hip

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

  • S73.129A Ischiocapsular ligament sprain of unspecified hip, initial encounter
  • S73.129D Ischiocapsular ligament sprain of unspecified hip, subsequent encounter
  • S73.129S Ischiocapsular ligament sprain of unspecified hip, sequela

This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 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.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Ischiocapsular ligament sprain of unspecified hip

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 S73 Dislocation and sprain of joint and ligaments of hip

Seventh character required

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S73

Excludes2 - not included here

  • strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of hip and thigh (S76.-)

Code also

  • any associated open wound

Includes

  • avulsion of joint or ligament of hip
  • laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament of hip
  • sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament of hip
  • traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament of hip
  • traumatic rupture of joint or ligament of hip
  • traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament of hip
  • traumatic tear of joint or ligament of hip

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.

Showing 40 of 43 index phrases.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
S73.121 Ischiocapsular ligament sprain of right hip Not billable
S73.122 Ischiocapsular ligament sprain of left hip Not billable