2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S70.351

Superficial foreign body, right thigh

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2021

Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

S70.351 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 S70.351 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S70.351 - other international versions of ICD-10 S70.351 may differ.

The following code(s) above S70.351 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

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

that may be applicable to S70.351:

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

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To S70.351

S70.341S …… sequela

S70.342 External constriction, left thigh

S70.342A …… initial encounter

S70.342D …… subsequent encounter

S70.342S …… sequela

S70.349 External constriction, unspecified thigh

S70.349A …… initial encounter

S70.349D …… subsequent encounter

S70.349S …… sequela

S70.35 Superficial foreign body of thigh

S70.351 Superficial foreign body, right thigh

S70.351A …… initial encounter

S70.351D …… subsequent encounter

S70.351S …… sequela

S70.352 Superficial foreign body, left thigh

S70.352A …… initial encounter

S70.352D …… subsequent encounter

S70.352S …… sequela

S70.359 Superficial foreign body, unspecified thigh

S70.359A …… initial encounter

S70.359D …… subsequent encounter

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