S70.27 Other superficial bite of hip

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• open bite of hip (S71.05-)

Applies from S70 Superficial injury of hip and thigh

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S70

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Codes under S70.27

• S70.271 Other superficial bite of hip, right hip
• S70.272 Other superficial bite of hip, left hip
• S70.279 Other superficial bite of hip, unspecified hip

Code annotations containing back-references to S70.27

Back-references to S70.27

• Type 1 Excludes: S71.05 Open bite of hip ("superficial bite of hip (S70.26, S70.27)")

Back-references to S70

• Type 2 Excludes: S30 Superficial injury of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals ("superficial injury of hip (S70.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for S70.27

• Bite (s) (animal) (human) › hip › superficial NEC

Nearby codes

• S70.262S Insect bite (nonvenomous), left hip, sequela
• S70.269 Insect bite (nonvenomous), unspecified hip
• S70.269A Insect bite (nonvenomous), unspecified hip, initial encounter
• S70.269D Insect bite (nonvenomous), unspecified hip, subsequent encounter
• S70.269S Insect bite (nonvenomous), unspecified hip, sequela
• S70.27 Other superficial bite of hip (this code)
• S70.271 Other superficial bite of hip, right hip
• S70.271A Other superficial bite of hip, right hip, initial encounter
• S70.271D Other superficial bite of hip, right hip, subsequent encounter
• S70.271S Other superficial bite of hip, right hip, sequela
• S70.272 Other superficial bite of hip, left hip