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S71.051 vs S71.052

S71.051 (Open bite, right hip) compared with S71.052 (Open bite, left hip), from the official CMS tabular data. S71.051 and S71.052 code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S71.051
Right
Open bite, right hip
S71.052
Left
Open bite, left hip

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. S71.051 and S71.052 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

S71.051Open bite, right hipS71.052Open bite, left hip
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S71.051A, S71.051D, S71.051S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S71.052A, S71.052D, S71.052S

ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
DefinitionOpen bite, right hip is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S71.051).Open bite, left hip is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S71.052).
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