2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S81.049A

Puncture wound with foreign body, unspecified knee, initial encounter

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Billable/Specific Code

S81.049A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Short description: Puncture wound with foreign body, unsp knee, init encntr
The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM S81.049A became effective on October 1, 2019.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S81.049A - other international versions of ICD-10 S81.049A may differ.

The following code(s) above S81.049A contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

that may be applicable to S81.049A:

ICD-10-CM S81.049A is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v37.0):

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

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To S81.049A

S81.04 Puncture wound with foreign body of knee

S81.041 Puncture wound with foreign body, right knee

S81.041A …… initial encounter

S81.041D …… subsequent encounter

S81.041S …… sequela

S81.042 Puncture wound with foreign body, left knee

S81.042A …… initial encounter

S81.042D …… subsequent encounter

S81.042S …… sequela

S81.049 Puncture wound with foreign body, unspecified knee

S81.049A …… initial encounter

S81.049D …… subsequent encounter

S81.049S …… sequela

S81.05 Open bite of knee

S81.051 Open bite, right knee

S81.051A …… initial encounter

S81.051D …… subsequent encounter

S81.051S …… sequela

S81.052 Open bite, left knee

S81.052A …… initial encounter

S81.052D …… subsequent encounter

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.