Kodex

Section

S74.8X9

Injury of other nerves at hip and thigh level, unspecified leg

Hierarchy

S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- S70-S79 Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79)
  - S74 Injury of nerves at hip and thigh level
    - S74.8 Injury of other nerves at hip and thigh level
      - S74.8X Injury of other nerves at hip and thigh level
        
        S74.8X9 Injury of other nerves at hip and thigh level, unspecified leg
        
        S74.8X9A initial encounter
        
        S74.8X9D subsequent encounter
        
        S74.8X9S sequela

Notes

Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Code Also

any associated open wound (S71.-)
- S71 Open wound of hip and thigh

Use Additional

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
- Z18 Retained foreign body fragments

Excludes 1

P10-P15 Birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes 2

S94 Injury of nerves at ankle and foot level
S84 Injury of nerves at lower leg level

T20-T32 Burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
T33-T34 Frostbite (T33-T34)
snake bite (T63.0-)
- T63.0 Toxic effect of snake venom
venomous insect bite or sting (T63.4-)
- T63.4 Toxic effect of venom of other arthropods