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S81.849A - Puncture wound w foreign body, unsp lower leg, init encntr


The ICD 10 Code for Puncture wound w foreign body, unsp lower leg, init encntr is listed as S81.849A.
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: S81.849A
Description: Puncture wound w foreign body, unsp lower leg, init encntr
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
913 - Traumatic Injury W Mcc
914 - Traumatic Injury W/o Mcc
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89)
Parent S81.849 - Puncture wound with foreign body, unspecified lower leg
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 891.1 - Open wound of knee, leg [except thigh], and ankle, complicated (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of S81.849A:
S81.849D - Puncture wound w foreign body, unsp lower leg, subs encntr
S81.849S - Puncture wound with foreign body, unsp lower leg, sequela