Excludes2

  1. S79 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
    1. S79.0 Physeal fracture of upper end of femur

      1. S79.00 Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of femur

        • S79.001 Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of right femur
        • S79.002 Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of left femur
        • S79.009 Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified femur
      2. S79.01 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of femur

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Acute on chronic slipped capital femoral epiphysis (traumatic)
        • Acute slipped capital femoral epiphysis (traumatic)
        • Capital femoral epiphyseal fracture
        • S79.011 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of right femur
        • S79.012 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of left femur
        • S79.019 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified femur
      3. S79.09 Other physeal fracture of upper end of femur

        • S79.091 Other physeal fracture of upper end of right femur
        • S79.092 Other physeal fracture of upper end of left femur
        • S79.099 Other physeal fracture of upper end of unspecified femur
    2. S79.1 Physeal fracture of lower end of femur

      1. S79.10 Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of femur

        • S79.101 Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of right femur
        • S79.102 Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of left femur
        • S79.109 Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified femur
      2. S79.11 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of femur

        • S79.111 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of right femur
        • S79.112 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of left femur
        • S79.119 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified femur
      3. S79.12 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of femur

        • S79.121 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of right femur
        • S79.122 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of left femur
        • S79.129 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified femur
      4. S79.13 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of femur

        • S79.131 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of right femur
        • S79.132 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of left femur
        • S79.139 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified femur
      5. S79.14 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of femur

        • S79.141 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of right femur
        • S79.142 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of left femur
        • S79.149 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified femur
      6. S79.19 Other physeal fracture of lower end of femur

        • S79.191 Other physeal fracture of lower end of right femur
        • S79.192 Other physeal fracture of lower end of left femur
        • S79.199 Other physeal fracture of lower end of unspecified femur
    3. S79.8 Other specified injuries of hip and thigh

      1. S79.81 Other specified injuries of hip

        • S79.811 Other specified injuries of right hip
        • S79.812 Other specified injuries of left hip
        • S79.819 Other specified injuries of unspecified hip
      2. S79.82 Other specified injuries of thigh

        • S79.821 Other specified injuries of right thigh
        • S79.822 Other specified injuries of left thigh
        • S79.829 Other specified injuries of unspecified thigh
    4. S79.9 Unspecified injury of hip and thigh

      1. S79.91 Unspecified injury of hip

        • S79.911 Unspecified injury of right hip
        • S79.912 Unspecified injury of left hip
        • S79.919 Unspecified injury of unspecified hip
      2. S79.92 Unspecified injury of thigh

        • S79.921 Unspecified injury of right thigh
        • S79.922 Unspecified injury of left thigh
        • S79.929 Unspecified injury of unspecified thigh
Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.