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S71.041S vs S71.049S

S71.041S (Puncture wound with foreign body, right hip, sequela) compared with S71.049S (Puncture wound with foreign body, unspecified hip, sequela), from the official CMS tabular data. S71.041S and S71.049S code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S71.041S
Right
Puncture wound with foreign body, right hip, sequela
S71.049S
Unspecified
Puncture wound with foreign body, unspecified hip, sequela

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. S71.041S and S71.049S 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

S71.041SPuncture wound with foreign body, right hip, sequelaS71.049SPuncture wound with foreign body, unspecified hip, sequela
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 with foreign body, right hip, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S71.041S).Puncture wound with foreign body, unspecified hip, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S71.049S).
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