S79.821

Other specified injuries of right thigh

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S79.821 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.

Inclusion terms

Note: 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
Note: 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.
Note: A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

birth trauma (P10-P15) (from S79)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from S79)
burns and corrosions (T20-T32) (from S79)
frostbite (T33-T34) (from S79)
snake bite (T63.0-) (from S79)
venomous insect bite or sting (T63.4-) (from S79)

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

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