S71 is the ICD-10 code for Open wound of hip and thigh. It is a three-character category divided into 4 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block S70–S79 (Injuries to the hip and thigh) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XIX · S00–T98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What S71 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- traumatic amputation of hip and thigh S78.-
Subcodes of S71
S71 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DS71Åbent sår på hofteregion og lår
S71Lonkan ja/tai reiden haava
S71Offene Wunde der Hüfte und des Oberschenkels
S71Plaie ouverte de la hanche et de la cuisse
S71open wond van heup en bovenbeen
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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