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ICD-10-CM Codes
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S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
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S70-S79
Injuries to the hip and thigh
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S71-
Open wound of hip and thigh
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S71.129
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S71.129
Laceration with foreign body, unspecified thigh
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- S71.129 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 S71.129 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S71.129 - other international versions of ICD-10 S71.129 may differ.
The following code(s) above
S71.129 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
S71.129:
- S00-T88
2021 ICD-10-CM Range S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesNote- 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
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
Injuries to the hip and thigh - S71
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S71
Open wound of hip and thigh
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Code Also- any associated wound infection
Type 1 Excludes- open fracture of hip and thigh (S72.-)
- traumatic amputation of hip and thigh (S78.-)
Type 2 Excludes- bite of venomous animal (T63.-)
- open wound of ankle, foot and toes (S91.-)
- open wound of knee and lower leg (S81.-)
Open wound of 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
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To S71.129
S71.12 Laceration with foreign body of thigh
S71.121 Laceration with foreign body, right thigh
S71.122 Laceration with foreign body, left thigh
S71.129
Laceration with foreign body, unspecified thigh
S71.13 Puncture wound without foreign body of thigh
S71.131 Puncture wound without foreign body, right thigh
S71.132 Puncture wound without foreign body, left thigh
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.