S71.011A Laceration without foreign body, right hip, initial encounter

ICD-10-CM S71.011A: Laceration without foreign body, right hip, initial encounter

ICD-10-CM code S71.011A identifies a laceration without a foreign body located on the right hip during an initial encounter. The concept is classified as an injury or poisoning. It is a billable, specific code valid for reimbursement, and it appears in official wound care billing and coding articles. 1 4 5 6 2

Plain-language overview

The diagnosis concept S71.011A represents an injury or poisoning event, specifically a laceration without a foreign body on the right hip for an initial encounter. 1 4

What this code represents

Code S71.011A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM diagnosis code valid for reimbursement, and its parent concept is S71.011 for a right hip laceration without a foreign body. 1 5 6

Coding details

The seventh character A in S71.011A denotes an initial encounter, distinguishing it from S71.011D for a subsequent encounter and S71.011S for sequela of the same right hip injury. 3 5

S71.011A specifies a right hip anatomical location, distinguishing it from S71.012A, which represents a laceration without foreign body of the left hip during an initial encounter. 2

Documentation considerations

The official terminology record for S71.011A lists its preferred name as laceration without foreign body, right hip, initial encounter, and notes its parent concept is S71.011. 1

Coverage and utilization context

The code S71.011A appears in Medicare billing and coding articles for wound care and wound and ulcer care, alongside related codes for left hip and subsequent encounters. 2 3

What the sources add

Official terminology records from the National Cancer Institute and EVS Explore establish the active status, preferred name, and injury or poisoning semantic type for S71.011A. 1 4

Third-party coding references from Codigo and Eleplan identify S71.011A as a billable code valid for reimbursement, whereas official CMS articles list the code within wound care billing contexts. 5 6 2 3

Sources

1. ICD-10-CM S71.011A terminology record — National Cancer Institute Enterprise Vocabulary Services; accessed 2026-07-27.
2. Article - Billing and Coding: Wound Care (A55909) — cms.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
3. Article - Billing and Coding: Wound and Ulcer Care (A58565) — cms.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
4. EVS Explore — evsexplore.semantics.cancer.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
5. Codigo. The #1 Billing Agency for Medical Practices — codigo.care; accessed 2026-07-27.
6. S71.011A — Laceration without foreign body, right hip, initial encounter | ICD-10 Code · Eleplan — eleplan.com; accessed 2026-07-27.