Laceration with foreign body, right thigh, subsequent encounter

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Laceration with foreign body, right thigh, subsequent encounter

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from S71 Open wound of hip and thigh

Seventh character required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S71

Excludes1 - never coded here

open fracture of hip and thigh (S72.-)
traumatic amputation of hip and thigh (S78.-)

Excludes2 - not included here

bite of venomous animal (T63.-)
open wound of ankle, foot and toes (S91.-)
open wound of knee and lower leg (S81.-)

Code also

any associated wound infection

Inherited from the S70-S79 section Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79)

Excludes2 - not included here

burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
frostbite (T33-T34)
snake bite (T63.0-)
venomous insect bite or sting (T63.4-)

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Laceration > calf
Laceration > shin
Injury > thigh > open
Laceration > leg > upper
Wound, open > leg > upper
Wound, open > leg > laceration
Wound, open > thigh > laceration
Laceration > thigh > with foreign body

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
S71.121A	Laceration with foreign body, right thigh, initial encounter	Valid
S71.121S	Laceration with foreign body, right thigh, sequela	Valid