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S31.133
Non-billable

Puncture wound of abdominal wall without foreign body, right lower quadrant without penetration into peritoneal cavity

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Coding Guidance

S31.133 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.

Additional Information from Parent Codes

The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.

Inclusion Terms

1 item

From S31.1:

  • Open wound of abdominal wall NOS

Excludes1

3 items

From S00-T88:

From S31:

  • traumatic amputation of part of abdomen, lower back and pelvis (S38.2-, S38.3)

Excludes2

3 items

From S31:

From S31.1:

  • open wound of abdominal wall with penetration into peritoneal cavity (S31.6-)

Use Additional Code

1 item

From S00-T88:

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

7th Character Notes

4 items

From S31:

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S31
  • A: initial encounter
  • D: subsequent encounter
  • S: sequela
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