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S71.031D vs S71.039D

S71.031D (Puncture wound without foreign body, right hip, subsequent encounter) compared with S71.039D (Puncture wound without foreign body, unspecified hip, subsequent encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S71.031D and S71.039D code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S71.031D
Right
Puncture wound without foreign body, right hip, subsequent encounter
S71.039D
Unspecified
Puncture wound without foreign body, unspecified hip, subsequent encounter

Same condition; these differ only in which side is documented.

These codes share a category and title and differ only in the side affected. The documentation decides which applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.

Source: ICD-10-CM tabular list (laterality variant derived from the code title)

Can these codes be reported together?

Same condition, opposite side. S71.031D and S71.039D name the same condition on opposite sides of the body.

Same category and title, differing only in which side is affected — the documentation decides which one applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.

Side by side

S71.031DPuncture wound without foreign body, right hip, subsequent encounterS71.039DPuncture wound without foreign body, unspecified hip, subsequent encounter
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
DefinitionPuncture wound without foreign body, right hip, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S71.031D).Puncture wound without foreign body, unspecified hip, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S71.039D).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S71The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S71

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources