-
ICD-10-CM Codes
›
-
S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
›
-
S80-S89
Injuries to the knee and lower leg
›
-
S81-
Open wound of knee and lower leg
›
-
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S81.00
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S81.00
Unspecified open wound of knee
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- S81.00 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM S81.00 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S81.00 - other international versions of ICD-10 S81.00 may differ.
The following code(s) above
S81.00 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
S81.00:
- S00-T88
2021 ICD-10-CM Range S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesNote- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
Use Additional- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes - S80-S89
2021 ICD-10-CM Range S80-S89
Injuries to the knee and lower legType 2 Excludes- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- injuries of ankle and foot, except fracture of ankle and malleolus (S90-S99)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
Injuries to the knee and lower leg - S81
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S81
Open wound of knee and lower leg
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Code Also- any associated wound infection
Type 1 Excludes- open fracture of knee and lower leg (S82.-)
- traumatic amputation of lower leg (S88.-)
Type 2 Excludes- open wound of ankle and foot (S91.-)
Open wound of knee and lower leg
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- Wound, open T14.8-
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T14.8-
Other injury of unspecified body region
2016 2017 2018 - Converted to Parent Code 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Applicable To- Abrasion NOS
- Contusion NOS
- Crush injury NOS
- Fracture NOS
- Skin injury NOS
- Vascular injury NOS
- Wound NOS
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To S81.00
S80.922 Unspecified superficial injury of left lower leg
S80.929 Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified lower leg
S81 Open wound of knee and lower leg
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
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.