S71 Non-Billable Code

Open wound of hip and thigh

Chapter Classification

Chapter 19 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Section Detail

S70-S79 Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79)

Coding Guidelines & Notes

codeAlso

any associated wound infection

excludes1

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

excludes2

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

sevenChrDef

{'char': 'A', 'text': 'initial encounter'}
{'char': 'D', 'text': 'subsequent encounter'}
{'char': 'S', 'text': 'sequela'}

sevenChrNote

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

More Specific Diagnosis Codes

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S71.0 - Open wound of hip
S71.1 - Open wound of thigh

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