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

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S81.841

Puncture wound with foreign body, right lower leg

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2017

2018

2019

2020

Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

S81.841 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM S81.841 became effective on October 1, 2019.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S81.841 - other international versions of ICD-10 S81.841 may differ.

The following code(s) above S81.841 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 S81.841:

S00-T88
2020 ICD-10-CM Range S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Note
- 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
Type 1 Excludes
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Use Additional
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
S80-S89
2020 ICD-10-CM Range S80-S89
Injuries to the knee and lower leg
Type 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
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

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to S81.841:

Puncture
- leg (lower) S81.839
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S81.839
  Puncture wound without foreign body, unspecified lower leg
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
  - right S81.831
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S81.831
    Puncture wound without foreign body, right lower leg
    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    - with foreign body S81.841

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To S81.841

S81.831S …… sequela

S81.832 Puncture wound without foreign body, left lower leg

S81.832A …… initial encounter

S81.832D …… subsequent encounter

S81.832S …… sequela

S81.839 Puncture wound without foreign body, unspecified lower leg

S81.839A …… initial encounter

S81.839D …… subsequent encounter

S81.839S …… sequela

S81.84 Puncture wound with foreign body of lower leg

S81.841 Puncture wound with foreign body, right lower leg

S81.841A …… initial encounter

S81.841D …… subsequent encounter

S81.841S …… sequela

S81.842 Puncture wound with foreign body, left lower leg

S81.842A …… initial encounter

S81.842D …… subsequent encounter

S81.842S …… sequela

S81.849 Puncture wound with foreign body, unspecified lower leg

S81.849A …… initial encounter

S81.849D …… subsequent encounter

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

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S81.841

Puncture wound with foreign body, right lower leg

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Injuries to the knee and lower leg

Open wound of knee and lower leg

Puncture wound without foreign body, unspecified lower leg

Puncture wound without foreign body, right lower leg