NC79

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Multiple injuries of hip or thigh

Coding note

Each injury should be coded separately. This code should be used alone only when the detail of the specific injuries is unknown, or it is not possible to code each injury. This code may also be used in postcoordination to identify cases of complex trauma.

Index terms

  • Multiple injuries of hip or thigh
  • Injury of multiple sites of hip
  • Injury of multiple sites of thigh

Exclusions from above levels

  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/152692065 – Frostbite
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/163532889 – Burns
  • ND55 – Other injuries of leg, level unspecified
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  • NE61 – Insect bite or sting, venomous
  • FB80.7 – Malunion of fracture
  • FB80.8 – Nonunion of fracture
  • FB80.A – Stress fracture, not elsewhere classified
  • FB80.B – Pathological fracture
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/624443803 – Birth injury
  • JB0A – Certain specified obstetric trauma

Sibling codes

  • NC70 – Superficial injury of hip or thigh
  • NC71 – Open wound of hip or thigh
  • NC72 – Fracture of femur
  • NC73 – Dislocation or strain or sprain of joint or ligaments of hip
  • NC74 – Injury of nerves at hip or thigh level
  • NC75 – Injury of blood vessels at hip or thigh level
  • NC76 – Injury of muscle, fascia, tendon or bursa at hip or thigh level
  • NC77 – Crushing injury of hip or thigh
  • NC78 – Traumatic amputation of hip or thigh
  • NC7Y – Other specified injuries to the hip or thigh
  • NC7Z – Injuries to the hip or thigh, unspecified

Foundation entity

Multiple injuries of hip or thigh – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/271309016

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: 22: Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes