S71.149A
S71.149A: Puncture wound with foreign body, unspecified thigh, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
S71.149A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for puncture wound with foreign body, unspecified thigh, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S71.149A with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th 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 S71.149A
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S71.149A
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.