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S81 - Open wound of knee and lower leg


The ICD 10 Code for Open wound of knee and lower leg is listed as S81.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: S81
Description: Open wound of knee and lower leg
  • Code also any associated wound infection
  • Excludes1: open fracture of knee and lower leg (S82.-)
  • traumatic amputation of lower leg (S88.-)
  • Excludes2: open wound of ankle and foot (S91.-)
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S81
  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S81:
S81.0 - Open wound of knee
S81.8 - Open wound of lower leg