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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

S80.87

Other superficial bite of lower leg

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where S80.87 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. S80 Superficial injury of knee and lower leg
  2. S80.8 Parent Other superficial injuries of lower leg
  3. S80.87 This code Other superficial bite of lower leg

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Excludes1

open bite of lower leg ( S81.85- )

Excludes2

superficial injury of ankle and foot ( S90 .-)

Inherited from S80 — Superficial injury of knee and lower leg

7th Character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S80

Inherited from S80 — Superficial injury of knee and lower leg

7th Character

A - initial encounter

Inherited from S80 — Superficial injury of knee and lower leg

7th Character

D - subsequent encounter

Inherited from S80 — Superficial injury of knee and lower leg

7th Character

S - sequela

Inherited from S80 — Superficial injury of knee and lower leg

More Specific Codes

3 codes under S80.87

Version History

How S80.87 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Other superficial bite of lower leg

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Other superficial bite of lower leg

Related Codes

Other codes under S80.8

Codes whose official notes reference S80.87

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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