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ICD-10 · PDGM grouping

S71 Open wound of hip and thigh

All 108 codes in the S71 family, with the PDGM clinical group, comorbidity subgroup and primary-position rule CMS assigns, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.2.26 and the CDC FY2027 code file.

ICD-10-CM FY2027 · CMS grouper v07.2.26

Codes in family

108

Can lead a claim

72

Cannot lead a claim

36

What CMS assigns to S71

72 of the 108 codes group to Wound; 36 are assigned no clinical group. None of the 108 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. 72 of the 108 can lead a claim.

Every code in S71

Descriptions are CDC’s FY2027 wording; where CMS’s grouper abbreviates one, its form is shown beneath.

CodeDescriptionPrimary positionClinical groupComorbidity subgroup
S71.0 Open wound of hip
S71.00 Unspecified open wound of hip
S71.001 Unspecified open wound, right hip
S71.001AUnspecified open wound, right hip, initial encounterCan lead a claimCNone
S71.001DUnspecified open wound, right hip, subsequent encounterCan lead a claimCNone
S71.001SUnspecified open wound, right hip, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S71.002 Unspecified open wound, left hip
S71.002AUnspecified open wound, left hip, initial encounterCan lead a claimCNone
S71.002DUnspecified open wound, left hip, subsequent encounterCan lead a claimCNone
S71.002SUnspecified open wound, left hip, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S71.009 Unspecified open wound, unspecified hip
S71.009AUnspecified open wound, unspecified hip, initial encounterCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S71.009DUnspecified open wound, unspecified hip, subsequent encounterCMS: Unspecified open wound, unspecified hip, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S71.009SUnspecified open wound, unspecified hip, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S71.01 Laceration without foreign body of hip
S71.011 Laceration without foreign body, right hip
S71.011ALaceration without foreign body, right hip, initial encounterCMS: Laceration without foreign body, right hip, init encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S71.011DLaceration without foreign body, right hip, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration without foreign body, right hip, subs encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S71.011SLaceration without foreign body, right hip, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S71.012 Laceration without foreign body, left hip
S71.012ALaceration without foreign body, left hip, initial encounterCan lead a claimCNone
S71.012DLaceration without foreign body, left hip, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration without foreign body, left hip, subs encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S71.012SLaceration without foreign body, left hip, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S71.019 Laceration without foreign body, unspecified hip
S71.019ALaceration without foreign body, unspecified hip, initial encounterCMS: Laceration without foreign body, unsp hip, init encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S71.019DLaceration without foreign body, unspecified hip, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration without foreign body, unsp hip, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S71.019SLaceration without foreign body, unspecified hip, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S71.02 Laceration with foreign body of hip
S71.021 Laceration with foreign body, right hip
S71.021ALaceration with foreign body, right hip, initial encounterCan lead a claimCNone
S71.021DLaceration with foreign body, right hip, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration with foreign body, right hip, subs encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S71.021SLaceration with foreign body, right hip, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S71.022 Laceration with foreign body, left hip
S71.022ALaceration with foreign body, left hip, initial encounterCan lead a claimCNone
S71.022DLaceration with foreign body, left hip, subsequent encounterCan lead a claimCNone
S71.022SLaceration with foreign body, left hip, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S71.029 Laceration with foreign body, unspecified hip
S71.029ALaceration with foreign body, unspecified hip, initial encounterCMS: Laceration with foreign body, unspecified hip, init encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S71.029DLaceration with foreign body, unspecified hip, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration with foreign body, unspecified hip, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S71.029SLaceration with foreign body, unspecified hip, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S71.03 Puncture wound without foreign body of hip
S71.031 Puncture wound without foreign body, right hip
S71.031APuncture wound without foreign body, right hip, initial encounterCMS: Puncture wound without foreign body, right hip, init encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S71.031DPuncture wound without foreign body, right hip, subsequent encounterCMS: Puncture wound without foreign body, right hip, subs encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S71.031SPuncture wound without foreign body, right hip, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S71.032 Puncture wound without foreign body, left hip
S71.032APuncture wound without foreign body, left hip, initial encounterCMS: Puncture wound without foreign body, left hip, init encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S71.032DPuncture wound without foreign body, left hip, subsequent encounterCMS: Puncture wound without foreign body, left hip, subs encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S71.032SPuncture wound without foreign body, left hip, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S71.039 Puncture wound without foreign body, unspecified hip
S71.039APuncture wound without foreign body, unspecified hip, initial encounterCMS: Puncture wound without foreign body, unsp hip, init encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S71.039DPuncture wound without foreign body, unspecified hip, subsequent encounterCMS: Puncture wound without foreign body, unsp hip, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S71.039SPuncture wound without foreign body, unspecified hip, sequelaCMS: Puncture wound without foreign body, unsp hip, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S71.04 Puncture wound with foreign body of hip
S71.041 Puncture wound with foreign body, right hip
S71.041APuncture wound with foreign body, right hip, initial encounterCMS: Puncture wound with foreign body, right hip, init encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S71.041DPuncture wound with foreign body, right hip, subsequent encounterCMS: Puncture wound with foreign body, right hip, subs encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S71.041SPuncture wound with foreign body, right hip, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S71.042 Puncture wound with foreign body, left hip
S71.042APuncture wound with foreign body, left hip, initial encounterCMS: Puncture wound with foreign body, left hip, init encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S71.042DPuncture wound with foreign body, left hip, subsequent encounterCMS: Puncture wound with foreign body, left hip, subs encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S71.042SPuncture wound with foreign body, left hip, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S71.049 Puncture wound with foreign body, unspecified hip
S71.049APuncture wound with foreign body, unspecified hip, initial encounterCMS: Puncture wound with foreign body, unsp hip, init encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S71.049DPuncture wound with foreign body, unspecified hip, subsequent encounterCMS: Puncture wound with foreign body, unsp hip, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S71.049SPuncture wound with foreign body, unspecified hip, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S71.05 Open bite of hip
S71.051 Open bite, right hip
S71.051AOpen bite, right hip, initial encounterCan lead a claimCNone
S71.051DOpen bite, right hip, subsequent encounterCan lead a claimCNone
S71.051SOpen bite, right hip, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S71.052 Open bite, left hip
S71.052AOpen bite, left hip, initial encounterCan lead a claimCNone
S71.052DOpen bite, left hip, subsequent encounterCan lead a claimCNone
S71.052SOpen bite, left hip, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S71.059 Open bite, unspecified hip
S71.059AOpen bite, unspecified hip, initial encounterCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S71.059DOpen bite, unspecified hip, subsequent encounterCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S71.059SOpen bite, unspecified hip, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S71.1 Open wound of thigh
S71.10 Unspecified open wound of thigh
S71.101 Unspecified open wound, right thigh
S71.101AUnspecified open wound, right thigh, initial encounterCan lead a claimCNone
S71.101DUnspecified open wound, right thigh, subsequent encounterCan lead a claimCNone
S71.101SUnspecified open wound, right thigh, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S71.102 Unspecified open wound, left thigh
S71.102AUnspecified open wound, left thigh, initial encounterCan lead a claimCNone
S71.102DUnspecified open wound, left thigh, subsequent encounterCan lead a claimCNone
S71.102SUnspecified open wound, left thigh, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S71.109 Unspecified open wound, unspecified thigh
S71.109AUnspecified open wound, unspecified thigh, initial encounterCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S71.109DUnspecified open wound, unspecified thigh, subsequent encounterCMS: Unspecified open wound, unspecified thigh, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S71.109SUnspecified open wound, unspecified thigh, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S71.11 Laceration without foreign body of thigh
S71.111 Laceration without foreign body, right thigh
S71.111ALaceration without foreign body, right thigh, initial encounterCMS: Laceration without foreign body, right thigh, init encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S71.111DLaceration without foreign body, right thigh, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration without foreign body, right thigh, subs encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S71.111SLaceration without foreign body, right thigh, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S71.112 Laceration without foreign body, left thigh
S71.112ALaceration without foreign body, left thigh, initial encounterCMS: Laceration without foreign body, left thigh, init encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S71.112DLaceration without foreign body, left thigh, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration without foreign body, left thigh, subs encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S71.112SLaceration without foreign body, left thigh, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S71.119 Laceration without foreign body, unspecified thigh
S71.119ALaceration without foreign body, unspecified thigh, initial encounterCMS: Laceration without foreign body, unsp thigh, init encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S71.119DLaceration without foreign body, unspecified thigh, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration without foreign body, unsp thigh, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S71.119SLaceration without foreign body, unspecified thigh, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S71.12 Laceration with foreign body of thigh
S71.121 Laceration with foreign body, right thigh
S71.121ALaceration with foreign body, right thigh, initial encounterCan lead a claimCNone
S71.121DLaceration with foreign body, right thigh, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration with foreign body, right thigh, subs encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S71.121SLaceration with foreign body, right thigh, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S71.122 Laceration with foreign body, left thigh
S71.122ALaceration with foreign body, left thigh, initial encounterCan lead a claimCNone
S71.122DLaceration with foreign body, left thigh, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration with foreign body, left thigh, subs encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S71.122SLaceration with foreign body, left thigh, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S71.129 Laceration with foreign body, unspecified thigh
S71.129ALaceration with foreign body, unspecified thigh, initial encounterCMS: Laceration with foreign body, unspecified thigh, init encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S71.129DLaceration with foreign body, unspecified thigh, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration with foreign body, unspecified thigh, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S71.129SLaceration with foreign body, unspecified thigh, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S71.13 Puncture wound without foreign body of thigh
S71.131 Puncture wound without foreign body, right thigh
S71.131APuncture wound without foreign body, right thigh, initial encounterCMS: Puncture wound w/o foreign body, right thigh, init encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S71.131DPuncture wound without foreign body, right thigh, subsequent encounterCMS: Puncture wound w/o foreign body, right thigh, subs encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S71.131SPuncture wound without foreign body, right thigh, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S71.132 Puncture wound without foreign body, left thigh
S71.132APuncture wound without foreign body, left thigh, initial encounterCMS: Puncture wound without foreign body, left thigh, init encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S71.132DPuncture wound without foreign body, left thigh, subsequent encounterCMS: Puncture wound without foreign body, left thigh, subs encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S71.132SPuncture wound without foreign body, left thigh, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S71.139 Puncture wound without foreign body, unspecified thigh
S71.139APuncture wound without foreign body, unspecified thigh, initial encounterCMS: Puncture wound without foreign body, unsp thigh, init encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S71.139DPuncture wound without foreign body, unspecified thigh, subsequent encounterCMS: Puncture wound without foreign body, unsp thigh, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S71.139SPuncture wound without foreign body, unspecified thigh, sequelaCMS: Puncture wound without foreign body, unsp thigh, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S71.14 Puncture wound with foreign body of thigh
S71.141 Puncture wound with foreign body, right thigh
S71.141APuncture wound with foreign body, right thigh, initial encounterCMS: Puncture wound with foreign body, right thigh, init encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S71.141DPuncture wound with foreign body, right thigh, subsequent encounterCMS: Puncture wound with foreign body, right thigh, subs encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S71.141SPuncture wound with foreign body, right thigh, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S71.142 Puncture wound with foreign body, left thigh
S71.142APuncture wound with foreign body, left thigh, initial encounterCMS: Puncture wound with foreign body, left thigh, init encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S71.142DPuncture wound with foreign body, left thigh, subsequent encounterCMS: Puncture wound with foreign body, left thigh, subs encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S71.142SPuncture wound with foreign body, left thigh, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S71.149 Puncture wound with foreign body, unspecified thigh
S71.149APuncture wound with foreign body, unspecified thigh, initial encounterCMS: Puncture wound with foreign body, unsp thigh, init encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S71.149DPuncture wound with foreign body, unspecified thigh, subsequent encounterCMS: Puncture wound with foreign body, unsp thigh, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S71.149SPuncture wound with foreign body, unspecified thigh, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S71.15 Open bite of thigh
S71.151 Open bite, right thigh
S71.151AOpen bite, right thigh, initial encounterCan lead a claimCNone
S71.151DOpen bite, right thigh, subsequent encounterCan lead a claimCNone
S71.151SOpen bite, right thigh, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S71.152 Open bite, left thigh
S71.152AOpen bite, left thigh, initial encounterCan lead a claimCNone
S71.152DOpen bite, left thigh, subsequent encounterCan lead a claimCNone
S71.152SOpen bite, left thigh, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S71.159 Open bite, unspecified thigh
S71.159AOpen bite, unspecified thigh, initial encounterCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S71.159DOpen bite, unspecified thigh, subsequent encounterCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S71.159SOpen bite, unspecified thigh, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone

Sources: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective 2026-10-01, for the clinical group, comorbidity subgroup, code-first conventions and primary-position flags; CDC NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code descriptions for the family title and code wording. This is the crosswalk Medicare runs a claim through. Grouping also depends on admission source, timing, the OASIS functional items and the rest of the diagnosis list.

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