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ICD-10-CM Codes
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S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
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S80-S89
Injuries to the knee and lower leg
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S81-
Open wound of knee and lower leg
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2018/2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S81.039S
Puncture wound without foreign body, unspecified knee, sequela
2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
- S81.039S is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- Short description: Puncture wound without foreign body, unsp knee, sequela
- The 2018/2019 edition of ICD-10-CM S81.039S became effective on October 1, 2018.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S81.039S - other international versions of ICD-10 S81.039S may differ.
The following code(s) above
S81.039S 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
S81.039S:
- S00-T88
2019 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.-)
- S80-S89
2019 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)
- S81
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S81
Open wound of knee and lower leg
2016 2017 2018 2019 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.-)
POA Help
"Present On Admission" is defined as present at the time the order for inpatient admission occurs — conditions that develop during an outpatient encounter, including emergency department, observation, or outpatient surgery, are considered POA.
- S81.039S is considered exempt from POA reporting.
ICD-10-CM S81.039S is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v36.0):
- 604 Trauma to the skin, subcutaneous tissue and breast with mcc
- 605 Trauma to the skin, subcutaneous tissue and breast without mcc
Convert S81.039S to ICD-9-CM
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
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To S81.039S
S81.032 Puncture wound without foreign body, left knee
S81.039 Puncture wound without foreign body, unspecified knee
S81.039S
…… sequela
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
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
