Specific code 2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 959.6
Other and unspecified injury to hip and thigh
  • Short description: Hip & thigh injury NOS.
  • ICD-9-CM 959.6 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 959.6 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2011 version of ICD-9-CM 959.6.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 959.6: 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 959.6 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S79.819A Other specified injuries of unspecified hip, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S79.829A Other specified injuries of unspecified thigh, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S79.919A Unspecified injury of unspecified hip, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S79.929A Unspecified injury of unspecified thigh, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Compartment syndrome of thigh
  • Complete division, hamstring tendon
  • Complete division, quadriceps tendon
  • Foreign body left in hip
  • Hamstring injury
  • Injury of adductor muscle and tendon of thigh
  • Injury of hip region
  • Injury of multiple muscles and tendons at hip and thigh level
  • Injury of muscle and tendon at hip and thigh level
  • Injury of thigh
  • Left hamstring injury
  • Left hip injury
  • Left hip muscle injury
  • Left quadriceps injury
  • Left thigh adductor injury
  • Left thigh injury
  • Left thigh muscle injury
  • Massive multi tissue damage hip or thigh
  • Pellet wound of hip
  • Pellet wound of thigh
  • Right hamstring injury
  • Right hip injury
  • Right hip muscle injury
  • Right quadriceps injury
  • Right thigh adductor injury
  • Right thigh injury
  • Right thigh muscle injury
  • Severe multi tissue damage hip or thigh
Applies To
  • Upper leg
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 959.6:
  • Injury 959.9
    • hip (and thigh) 959.6
    • leg, except thigh (and ankle) (and foot) (and knee) 959.7
      • upper or thigh 959.6
    • thigh (and hip) 959.6
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