Is S71.151 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. S71.151 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does S71.151 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 S71.151?

S71.151 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 S71.151 (S71.15, S71) and apply to it just the same.

S71.151

S71.151 — Open bite, right thigh

Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright

S71.151 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for open bite, right thigh. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.

This code requires a 7th character

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 S71.151

These are not written on S71.151, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing S71.151 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on S71.15 — Open bite of thigh

superficial bite of thigh (S70.37-)

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 S71.151

Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of S71.151, 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

S71.151 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.

Code history

S71.151 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Code to one of these instead S71.151

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share S71.15. If S71.151 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about S71.151

Is S71.151 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. S71.151 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does S71.151 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 S71.151?: S71.151 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 S71.151 (S71.15, S71) and apply to it just the same.