DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

S71 Open wound of hip and thigh

  • Header · not billable
  • Codes take a 7th character

S71 is not billable. The category heads 108 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 2 subdivisions. Its codes take a 7th character, so none is complete with fewer than 7 characters.

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Where it sits

  1. Chapter 19 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  2. S70-S79 Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79)
  3. S71 Open wound of hip and thigh
Billable codes
108
Subdivisions
2
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
24

Codes in S71

  1. S71.0
    Open wound of hip
    Header
  2. S71.00
    Unspecified open wound of hip
    Header
  3. S71.001
    Unspecified open wound, right hip +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  4. S71.002
    Unspecified open wound, left hip +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  5. S71.009
    Unspecified open wound, unspecified hip +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  6. S71.01
    Laceration without foreign body of hip
    Header
  7. S71.011
    Laceration without foreign body, right hip +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  8. S71.012
    Laceration without foreign body, left hip +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  9. S71.019
    Laceration without foreign body, unspecified hip +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  10. S71.02
    Laceration with foreign body of hip
    Header
  11. S71.021
    Laceration with foreign body, right hip +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  12. S71.022
    Laceration with foreign body, left hip +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  13. S71.029
    Laceration with foreign body, unspecified hip +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  14. S71.03
    Puncture wound without foreign body of hip
    Header
  15. S71.031
    Puncture wound without foreign body, right hip +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  16. S71.032
    Puncture wound without foreign body, left hip +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  17. S71.039
    Puncture wound without foreign body, unspecified hip +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  18. S71.04
    Puncture wound with foreign body of hip
    Header
  19. S71.041
    Puncture wound with foreign body, right hip +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  20. S71.042
    Puncture wound with foreign body, left hip +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  21. S71.049
    Puncture wound with foreign body, unspecified hip +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  22. S71.05
    Open bite of hip
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1, Excludes1 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Bite of hip NOS

    Excludes1

  23. S71.051
    Open bite, right hip +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  24. S71.052
    Open bite, left hip +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  25. S71.059
    Open bite, unspecified hip +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  26. S71.1
    Open wound of thigh
    Header
  27. S71.10
    Unspecified open wound of thigh
    Header
  28. S71.101
    Unspecified open wound, right thigh +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  29. S71.102
    Unspecified open wound, left thigh +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  30. S71.109
    Unspecified open wound, unspecified thigh +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  31. S71.11
    Laceration without foreign body of thigh
    Header
  32. S71.111
    Laceration without foreign body, right thigh +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  33. S71.112
    Laceration without foreign body, left thigh +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  34. S71.119
    Laceration without foreign body, unspecified thigh +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  35. S71.12
    Laceration with foreign body of thigh
    Header
  36. S71.121
    Laceration with foreign body, right thigh +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  37. S71.122
    Laceration with foreign body, left thigh +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  38. S71.129
    Laceration with foreign body, unspecified thigh +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  39. S71.13
    Puncture wound without foreign body of thigh
    Header
  40. S71.131
    Puncture wound without foreign body, right thigh +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  41. S71.132
    Puncture wound without foreign body, left thigh +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  42. S71.139
    Puncture wound without foreign body, unspecified thigh +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  43. S71.14
    Puncture wound with foreign body of thigh
    Header
  44. S71.141
    Puncture wound with foreign body, right thigh +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  45. S71.142
    Puncture wound with foreign body, left thigh +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  46. S71.149
    Puncture wound with foreign body, unspecified thigh +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  47. S71.15
    Open bite of thigh
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1, Excludes1 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Bite of thigh NOS

    Excludes1

    • superficial bite of thigh (S70.37-) S70.37
  48. S71.151
    Open bite, right thigh +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  49. S71.152
    Open bite, left thigh +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  50. S71.159
    Open bite, unspecified thigh +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters

Sources of each column. Rows marked +7th need a 7th character: pick one to build the full code; its code card has its own flags.

Instructions

At S71

Excludes1

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

Excludes2

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

Code also

  • any associated wound infection

Notes that also apply

Block S70-S79 instructions (Excludes2 4): printed on the block page.

Chapter 19 instructions (Notes 2, Excludes2 2, Use additional code 1): printed on the chapter 19 page.

7th characters

7th characters for S71 defined here

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

7th characters for S71
7thMeaning (NCHS)
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

A code that takes a 7th character is invalid without it; the placeholder X fills a code shorter than 6 characters (Official Guidelines I.A.5). How 7th characters work.

Index entries

  • Wound, openhip → S71.00-
  • Lacerationhip → S71.019
  • Puncturehip → S71.039
  • Bite(s) (animal) (human)hip → S71.05-
  • Wound, openthigh → S71.10-
  • Lacerationthigh → S71.11-
  • Puncturethigh → S71.139
  • Bite(s) (animal) (human)thigh → S71.15-
  • Lacerationhipright → S71.011
  • Lacerationhipleft → S71.012
  • Lacerationhipwith foreign body → S71.029
  • Puncturehipright → S71.031
  • Puncturehipleft → S71.032
  • Puncturehipwith foreign body → S71.049
  • Lacerationthighwith foreign body → S71.12-
  • Puncturethighright → S71.131
  • Puncturethighleft → S71.132
  • Puncturethighwith foreign body → S71.149
  • Lacerationhiprightwith foreign body → S71.021
  • Lacerationhipleftwith foreign body → S71.022
  • Puncturehiprightwith foreign body → S71.041
  • Puncturehipleftwith foreign body → S71.042
  • Puncturethighrightwith foreign body → S71.141
  • Puncturethighleftwith foreign body → S71.142

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