S75.9
Header — not billableInjury of unspecified blood vessel at hip and thigh level
The ICD-10 code for injury of unspecified blood vessel at hip and thigh level is S75.9.
S75.9 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under S75.9
Related codes in this category
- S75.0Injury of femoral arterynon-billable header
- S75.1Injury of femoral vein at hip and thigh levelnon-billable header
- S75.2Injury of greater saphenous vein at hip and thigh levelnon-billable header
- S75.8Injury of other blood vessels at hip and thigh levelnon-billable header
- S75.9Injury of unspecified blood vessel at hip and thigh levelnon-billable header