S79 - Other and unspecified injuries of hip and thigh

The ICD 10 Code for Other and unspecified injuries of hip and thigh is listed as S79.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field	Value
Diagnosis Code:	S79
Description:	Other and unspecified injuries of hip and thigh Note: A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategories S79.0 and S79.1 A - initial encounter for closed fracture D - subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing G - subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing K - subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion P - subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion S - sequela

Chapter	Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S79:
S79.0 - Physeal fracture of upper end of femur
S79.1 - Physeal fracture of lower end of femur
S79.8 - Other specified injuries of hip and thigh
S79.9 - Unspecified injury of hip and thigh