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S87 - Crushing injury of lower leg


The ICD 10 Code for Crushing injury of lower leg is listed as S87.
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: S87
Description: Crushing injury of lower leg
  • Use additional code(s) for all associated injuries
  • Excludes2: crushing injury of ankle and foot (S97.-)
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S87
  • 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 S87:
S87.0 - Crushing injury of knee
S87.8 - Crushing injury of lower leg