Is S71.022A a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. S71.022A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does S71.022A sit in the tabular list?

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79).

What cannot be coded together with S71.022A?

S71.022A carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above S71.022A (S71) and apply to it just the same.

S71.022A

S71.022A — Laceration with foreign body, left hip, initial encounter

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMleft

S71.022A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for laceration with foreign body, left hip, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.

7th character "A" — initial encounter

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

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S71.022A

These are not written on S71.022A, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing S71.022A with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on S71 — Open wound of hip and thigh

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

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S71.022A

Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of S71.022A, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.

Written on S71 — Open wound of hip and thigh

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

Risk adjustment

S71.022A does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

S71.022A is named in 12 Medicare coverage policies — 12 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A52438Billing and Coding: Tetanus Immunization
A53058Billing and Coding: Home Health Physical Therapy
A53065Billing and Coding: Outpatient Physical Therapy
A54767Billing and Coding: Medicare Preventive Coverage for Certain Vaccines

Code history

S71.022A has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share S71.022. If S71.022A is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about S71.022A

Is S71.022A a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. S71.022A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does S71.022A sit in the tabular list?: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79).
What cannot be coded together with S71.022A?: S71.022A carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above S71.022A (S71) and apply to it just the same.