ICD-10-CM Code S74
Injury of nerves at hip and thigh level
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
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 S74 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the five child codes of S74 that describes the diagnosis 'injury of nerves at hip and thigh level' in more detail.
- S74 Injury of nerves at hip and thigh level NON-BILLABLE
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- S74.8X Injury of other nerves at hip and thigh level NON-BILLABLE
Coding Notes for S74 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Also Note:
Code Also
A Code Also note indicates that two or more codes may be required to fully describe a condition, but the order of codes is at the coder's discretion. Code order depends on the severity of the conditions and the reason for the encounter. - Any associated open wound See code S71.-
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Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here." - Injury of nerves at ankle and foot level - instead, use code S94.-
- Injury of nerves at lower leg level - instead, use code S84.-
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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 S74