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ICD-10-CM Codes S00-T88 S80-S89 S81

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S81

Open wound of knee and lower leg

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7th Chr Note S81:

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S81

Code Also for S81:

  • any associated wound infection

Excludes-1 for S81:

  • open fracture of knee and lower leg (S82.-)

  • traumatic amputation of lower leg (S88.-)

Excludes-2 for S81:

  • open wound of ankle and foot (S91.-)

Codes Hierarchy:

    • S81  Open wound of knee and lower leg
      • S81.0 Open wound of knee
        • S81.00 Unspecified open wound of knee
          • S81.001  Unspecified open wound, right knee
          • S81.002  Unspecified open wound, left knee
          • S81.009  Unspecified open wound, unspecified knee
        • S81.01 Laceration without foreign body of knee
          • S81.011  Laceration without foreign body, right knee
          • S81.012  Laceration without foreign body, left knee
          • S81.019  Laceration without foreign body, unspecified knee
        • S81.02 Laceration with foreign body of knee
          • S81.021  Laceration with foreign body, right knee
          • S81.022  Laceration with foreign body, left knee
          • S81.029  Laceration with foreign body, unspecified knee
        • S81.03 Puncture wound without foreign body of knee
          • S81.031  Puncture wound without foreign body, right knee
          • S81.032  Puncture wound without foreign body, left knee
          • S81.039  Puncture wound without foreign body, unspecified knee
        • S81.04 Puncture wound with foreign body of knee
          • S81.041  Puncture wound with foreign body, right knee
          • S81.042  Puncture wound with foreign body, left knee
          • S81.049  Puncture wound with foreign body, unspecified knee
        • S81.05 Open bite of knee
      • S81.8 Open wound of lower leg
        • S81.80 Unspecified open wound of lower leg
          • S81.801  Unspecified open wound, right lower leg
          • S81.802  Unspecified open wound, left lower leg
          • S81.809  Unspecified open wound, unspecified lower leg
        • S81.81 Laceration without foreign body of lower leg
          • S81.811  Laceration without foreign body, right lower leg
          • S81.812  Laceration without foreign body, left lower leg
          • S81.819  Laceration without foreign body, unspecified lower leg
        • S81.82 Laceration with foreign body of lower leg
          • S81.821  Laceration with foreign body, right lower leg
          • S81.822  Laceration with foreign body, left lower leg
          • S81.829  Laceration with foreign body, unspecified lower leg
        • S81.83 Puncture wound without foreign body of lower leg
          • S81.831  Puncture wound without foreign body, right lower leg
          • S81.832  Puncture wound without foreign body, left lower leg
          • S81.839  Puncture wound without foreign body, unspecified lower leg
        • S81.84 Puncture wound with foreign body of lower leg
          • S81.841  Puncture wound with foreign body, right lower leg
          • S81.842  Puncture wound with foreign body, left lower leg
          • S81.849  Puncture wound with foreign body, unspecified lower leg
        • S81.85 Open bite of lower leg
          • S81.851  Open bite, right lower leg
          • S81.852  Open bite, left lower leg
          • S81.859  Open bite, unspecified lower leg