Superficial injury of hip and thigh (S70) ICD-10-CM

About the S70 Code Range

ICD-10 code section S70 covers various types of superficial injuries to the hip and thigh, including bruises, abrasions, blisters, foreign bodies, and insect bites. These codes specify the injury's exact location (right, left, or unspecified side), type, and treatment encounter stage such as initial, subsequent, or sequela.

This set of codes is designed to categorize and detail superficial injuries involving the hip and thigh area for accurate diagnosis and treatment tracking. For example, the S70.00XA code, often referred to as "contusion of hip and thigh" or simply "contusion of hip," is used for initial encounters of hip bruises. Similarly, abrasions are coded from S70.21 through subcategories noting side and infection status, using synonyms like "infected abrasion of skin of right hip." Blisters (nonthermal) use codes such as S70.22, with right and left hip distinctions, incorporating terms like "traumatic blister of hip with infection." Codes for superficial foreign bodies in the skin of the hip, such as splinters, are also included (e.g., S70.25). Insect bites, identified as nonvenomous, have their own codes within this section (e.g., S70.26) with related terms like "animal bite" or "nonvenomous insect bite of hip with infection." These detailed codes aid coders and health professionals in selecting the precise ICD-10 code for superficial hip and thigh injuries based on injury type, side, and encounter phase.