ICD-10-CM Code S70
Superficial injury of hip and thigh
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code S70 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the five child codes of S70 that describes the diagnosis 'superficial injury of hip and thigh' in more detail.
- S70 Superficial injury of hip and thigh NON-BILLABLE
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- S70.00 Contusion of unspecified hip NON-BILLABLE
- S70.01 Contusion of right hip NON-BILLABLE
- S70.02 Contusion of left hip NON-BILLABLE
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- S70.10 Contusion of unspecified thigh NON-BILLABLE
- S70.11 Contusion of right thigh NON-BILLABLE
- S70.12 Contusion of left thigh NON-BILLABLE
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- S70.21 Abrasion of hip NON-BILLABLE
- S70.22 Blister (nonthermal) of hip NON-BILLABLE
- S70.24 External constriction of hip NON-BILLABLE
- S70.25 Superficial foreign body of hip NON-BILLABLE
- S70.26 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of hip NON-BILLABLE
- S70.27 Other superficial bite of hip NON-BILLABLE
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- S70.31 Abrasion of thigh NON-BILLABLE
- S70.32 Blister (nonthermal) of thigh NON-BILLABLE
- S70.34 External constriction of thigh NON-BILLABLE
- S70.35 Superficial foreign body of thigh NON-BILLABLE
- S70.36 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of thigh NON-BILLABLE
- S70.37 Other superficial bite of thigh NON-BILLABLE
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- S70.91 Unspecified superficial injury of hip NON-BILLABLE
- S70.92 Unspecified superficial injury of thigh NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code S70 is used to code Bruise
A bruise, or contusion, is a type of hematoma of tissue in which capillaries and sometimes venules are damaged by trauma, allowing blood to seep, hemorrhage, or extravasate into the surrounding interstitial tissues. Bruises, which do not blanch under pressure, can involve capillaries at the level of skin, subcutaneous tissue, muscle, or bone. Bruises are not to be confused with other similar-looking lesions primarily distinguished by their by their diameter or causation. These lesions include petechia (< 3 mm result from numerous and diverse etiologies such as adverse reactions from medications such as warfarin, straining, asphyxiation, platelet disorders and diseases such as cytomegalovirus), purpura (3 mm to 1 cm, classified as palpable purpura or non-palpable purpura and indicates various pathologic conditions such as thrombocytopenia), and ecchymosis (>1 cm caused blood dissecting through tissue planes and settled in an area remote from the site of trauma or pathology such as periorbital ecchymosis, i.e.,"raccoon eyes" , arising from a basilar skull fracture or from a neuroblastoma).
Specialty: | Emergency Medicine |
MeSH Codes: | D003288, D003288, D003288, D003288, D003288 |
ICD 9 Codes: | 920, 921, 922, 923, 924 |
Bruise on upper leg caused by a blunt object
Coding Notes for S70 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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7th Character Extension Notes:
What is 7th Character Extension?
For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier. T67.4XXA Initial Encounter or T67.4XXD Subsequent Encounter. More Info - The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category See Code S70