Other specified injuries of left hip, sequela

This code signifies a long-term or late-effect condition resulting from a previous injury to the left hip, excluding fractures, dislocations, or sprains. It covers residual problems such as chronic pain, stiffness, or functional limitations that persist after the initial healing of other specified left hip injuries.

Apply this code when documenting a patient presenting with ongoing symptoms directly attributable to a past, non-fracture, non-dislocation, non-sprain injury of the left hip. This is appropriate for follow-up encounters addressing the permanent or chronic sequelae of such an injury, long after the acute phase has passed.

• Always use in conjunction with an external cause code (V00-Y99) to specify the original injury's circumstances, if known.
• Ensure documentation clearly links the current condition as a direct consequence of a prior left hip injury that falls outside of fracture, dislocation, or sprain categories.
• This code is for the sequela (late effects), not the acute injury itself. Do not use for initial injury encounters.