ICD-10-CM Codes
S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
S70-S79 Injuries to the hip and thigh
S70- Superficial injury of hip and thigh
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S70.26

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S70.26

Insect bite (nonvenomous) of hip

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

S70.26 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM S70.26 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S70.26 - other international versions of ICD-10 S70.26 may differ.

The following code(s) above S70.26 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to S70.26:

S00-T88
2021 ICD-10-CM Range S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
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
Type 1 Excludes
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Use Additional
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
S70-S79
2021 ICD-10-CM Range S70-S79
Injuries to the hip and thigh
Type 2 Excludes
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- snake bite (T63.0-)
- venomous insect bite or sting (T63.4-)
Injuries to the hip and thigh

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to S70.26:

Type 1 Excludes: S71.05

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S71.05
Open bite of hip
Applicable To
- Bite of hip NOS
Type 1 Excludes
- superficial bite of hip (S70.26, S70.27)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to S70.26:

Bite(s) (animal) (human)
- hip S71.05-
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S71.05-
  Open bite of hip
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
  Applicable To
  Bite of hip NOS
  Type 1 Excludes
  superficial bite of hip (S70.26, S70.27)
  - superficial NEC S70.27-
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S70.27-
    Other superficial bite of hip
    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Type 1 Excludes
    open bite of hip (S71.05-)
    - insect S70.26-

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To S70.26

S70.251D …… subsequent encounter

S70.251S …… sequela

S70.252 Superficial foreign body, left hip

S70.252A …… initial encounter

S70.252D …… subsequent encounter

S70.252S …… sequela

S70.259 Superficial foreign body, unspecified hip

S70.259A …… initial encounter

S70.259D …… subsequent encounter

S70.259S …… sequela

S70.26 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of hip

S70.261 Insect bite (nonvenomous), right hip

S70.261A …… initial encounter

S70.261D …… subsequent encounter

S70.261S …… sequela

S70.262 Insect bite (nonvenomous), left hip

S70.262A …… initial encounter

S70.262D …… subsequent encounter

S70.262S …… sequela

S70.269 Insect bite (nonvenomous), unspecified hip

S70.269A …… initial encounter

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S70.26

Insect bite (nonvenomous) of hip

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Injuries to the hip and thigh

Open bite of hip

Open bite of hip

Other superficial bite of hip