ICD-9-CM diagnosis code (retired)
959.6 — Hip and thigh injury
ICD-9-CM was replaced by ICD-10 on October 1, 2015. These are the ICD-10-CM equivalents from the CMS General Equivalence Mappings.
About ICD-9-CM 959.6
959.6 is an ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for hip and thigh injury. ICD-9-CM was retired for U.S. claims on October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM took over.
The CMS General Equivalence Mappings translate it to 4 ICD-10-CM codes, such as S79.819A (Other specified injuries of unspecified hip, initial encounter), S79.829A (Other specified injuries of unspecified thigh, initial encounter) and S79.919A (Unspecified injury of unspecified hip, initial encounter). All of these are approximate matches, so review the record to pick the right one.
ICD-10-CM equivalents
- S79.819AOther specified injuries of unspecified hip, initial encounterapproximate
- S79.829AOther specified injuries of unspecified thigh, initial encounterapproximate
- S79.919AUnspecified injury of unspecified hip, initial encounterapproximate
- S79.929AUnspecified injury of unspecified thigh, initial encounterapproximate
Common questions about 959.6
GEMs are a translation aid, not a substitute for coding from the record. The 2027 ICD-10 code set has changed since the last GEMs release in 2018. Page updated September 29, 2026.