S71.141 (Puncture wound with foreign body, right thigh) compared with S71.142 (Puncture wound with foreign body, left thigh), from the official CMS tabular data. S71.141 and S71.142 code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived
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)
Same condition, opposite side. S71.141 and S71.142 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.
| S71.141Puncture wound with foreign body, right thigh | S71.142Puncture wound with foreign body, left thigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header | Non-billable header |
| Classification | S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) | S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) |
| Definition | Puncture wound with foreign body, right thigh is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S71.141). | Puncture wound with foreign body, left thigh is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S71.142). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S71 | The 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