S79 — Other and unspecified injuries of hip and thigh
Part of Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes , block Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79) .
Official Notes
Note
A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategories S79.0 and S79.1
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A - initial encounter for closed fracture
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D - subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
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G - subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
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K - subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
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P - subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
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S - sequela
Child Codes
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