S71 Open wound of hip and thigh

Category / Non-billable header 50 subcodes

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

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

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

Excludes 2 (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

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
S71..0 Open wound of hip No
S71..00 Unspecified open wound of hip No
S71..001 Unspecified open wound, right hip No
S71..002 Unspecified open wound, left hip No
S71..009 Unspecified open wound, unspecified hip No
S71..01 Laceration without foreign body of hip No
S71..011 Laceration without foreign body, right hip No
S71..012 Laceration without foreign body, left hip No
S71..019 Laceration without foreign body, unspecified hip No
S71..02 Laceration with foreign body of hip No
S71..021 Laceration with foreign body, right hip No
S71..022 Laceration with foreign body, left hip No
S71..029 Laceration with foreign body, unspecified hip No
S71..03 Puncture wound without foreign body of hip No
S71..031 Puncture wound without foreign body, right hip No
S71..032 Puncture wound without foreign body, left hip No
S71..039 Puncture wound without foreign body, unspecified hip No
S71..04 Puncture wound with foreign body of hip No
S71..041 Puncture wound with foreign body, right hip No
S71..042 Puncture wound with foreign body, left hip No
S71..049 Puncture wound with foreign body, unspecified hip No
S71..05 Open bite of hip No
S71..051 Open bite, right hip No
S71..052 Open bite, left hip No
S71..059 Open bite, unspecified hip No
S71..1 Open wound of thigh No
S71..10 Unspecified open wound of thigh No
S71..101 Unspecified open wound, right thigh No
S71..102 Unspecified open wound, left thigh No
S71..109 Unspecified open wound, unspecified thigh No
S71..11 Laceration without foreign body of thigh No
S71..111 Laceration without foreign body, right thigh No
S71..112 Laceration without foreign body, left thigh No
S71..119 Laceration without foreign body, unspecified thigh No
S71..12 Laceration with foreign body of thigh No
S71..121 Laceration with foreign body, right thigh No
S71..122 Laceration with foreign body, left thigh No
S71..129 Laceration with foreign body, unspecified thigh No
S71..13 Puncture wound without foreign body of thigh No
S71..131 Puncture wound without foreign body, right thigh No
S71..132 Puncture wound without foreign body, left thigh No
S71..139 Puncture wound without foreign body, unspecified thigh No
S71..14 Puncture wound with foreign body of thigh No
S71..141 Puncture wound with foreign body, right thigh No
S71..142 Puncture wound with foreign body, left thigh No
S71..149 Puncture wound with foreign body, unspecified thigh No
S71..15 Open bite of thigh No
S71..151 Open bite, right thigh No
S71..152 Open bite, left thigh No
S71..159 Open bite, unspecified thigh No

Last reviewed: September 2026