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141 Puncture wound with foreign body, right thigh
- S71.142 Puncture wound with foreign body, left thigh
- S71.149 Puncture wound with foreign body, unspecified thigh
- S71.15 Open bite of thigh
- Bite of thigh NOS
- Excludes1: superficial bite of thigh (S70.86-, S70.87-)
- S71.151 Bite, right thigh
- S71.152 Bite, left thigh
- S71.159 Bite, unspecified thigh
S72 Fracture of femur
- A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
- Excludes1: traumatic amputation of hip and thigh (S78.-)
- Excludes2: fracture of lower leg and ankle (S82.-)
- fracture of foot (S92.-)
- periprosthetic fracture of prosthetic implant of hip (T84.040, T84.041)
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S72
- A fracture not designated as open or closed should be coded to closed
- The open fracture designations are based on the Gustilo open fracture classification
- A initial encounter for closed fracture
- B initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- initial encounter for open fracture NOS
- C initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- D subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- E subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- F subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- G subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- H subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- J subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- K subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- M subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- N subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- P subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- Q subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- R subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S sequela
- S72.