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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 S71.159S
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S71.159S
Open bite, unspecified thigh, sequela
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
- S71.159S is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM S71.159S became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S71.159S - other international versions of ICD-10 S71.159S may differ.
The following code(s) above
S71.159S 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
S71.159S:
- 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.-)
- S70-S79
2021 ICD-10-CM Range S70-S79
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.-)
- S71.15
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S71.15
Open bite of thigh
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- superficial bite of thigh (S70.37-)
POA Help
"Present On Admission" is defined as present at the time the order for inpatient admission occurs — conditions that develop during an outpatient encounter, including emergency department, observation, or outpatient surgery, are considered POA.
- S71.159S is considered exempt from POA reporting.
ICD-10-CM S71.159S is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):
- 604 Trauma to the skin, subcutaneous tissue and breast with mcc
- 605 Trauma to the skin, subcutaneous tissue and breast without mcc
Convert S71.159S to ICD-9-CM
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 S71.159S
S71.159 Open bite, unspecified thigh
S71.159S
…… sequela
S72.0 Fracture of head and neck of femur
S72.00 Fracture of unspecified part of neck of femur
S72.001 Fracture of unspecified part of neck of right femur
S72.001A …… initial encounter for closed fracture
S72.001B …… initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
S72.001C …… initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
S72.001D …… subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
S72.001E …… subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
S72.001F …… subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
