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S71.139S

Puncture wound without foreign body, unspecified thigh, sequela

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.

  1. FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Puncture wound without foreign body, unspecified thigh, sequela

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.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
S71.139A Puncture wound without foreign body, unspecified thigh, initial encounter Valid
S71.139D Puncture wound without foreign body, unspecified thigh, subsequent encounter Valid