ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S70-S79 › S71.1 Open wound of thigh › S71.14
Puncture wound with foreign body of thigh
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:
- S71.141 Puncture wound with foreign body, right thigh (also a header)
- S71.142 Puncture wound with foreign body, left thigh (also a header)
- S71.149 Puncture wound with foreign body, unspecified thigh (also a header)
This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2012 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.
- FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Puncture wound with foreign body of thigh
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-)
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S71.10 | Unspecified open wound of thigh | Not billable |
| S71.11 | Laceration without foreign body of thigh | Not billable |
| S71.12 | Laceration with foreign body of thigh | Not billable |
| S71.13 | Puncture wound without foreign body of thigh | Not billable |
| S71.15 | Open bite of thigh | Not billable |