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S81.801A
Billable

Unspecified open wound, right lower leg (initial encounter)

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

Billable Code

S81.801A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

Referenced in Diagnoses

Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation

View documentation for bilateral lower extremity wounds
bilateral lower extremity wounds
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Bilateral Lower Extremity Wounds

View documentation for open wound right lower leg
open wound right lower leg
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Open Wound of Right Lower Leg

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right leg wound
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Open Wound of Right Lower Leg

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right lower leg wound
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Open Wound of Right Lower Leg

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.

Excludes1

4 items

From S00-T88:

From S81:

  • open fracture of knee and lower leg (S82.-)
  • traumatic amputation of lower leg (S88.-)

Excludes2

1 item

From S81:

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

Use Additional Code

1 item

From S00-T88:

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

7th Character Notes

4 items

From S81:

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S81
  • A: initial encounter
  • D: subsequent encounter
  • S: sequela
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