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S71.111 vs S71.119

S71.111 (Laceration without foreign body, right thigh) compared with S71.119 (Laceration without foreign body, unspecified thigh), from the official CMS tabular data. S71.111 and S71.119 code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S71.111
Right
Laceration without foreign body, right thigh
S71.119
Unspecified
Laceration without foreign body, unspecified thigh

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. S71.111 and S71.119 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

S71.111Laceration without foreign body, right thighS71.119Laceration without foreign body, unspecified thigh
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S71.111A, S71.111D, S71.111S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S71.119A, S71.119D, S71.119S

ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
DefinitionLaceration without foreign body, right thigh is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S71.111).Laceration without foreign body, unspecified thigh is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S71.119).
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