S81
Open wound of knee and lower leg
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.
Excludes1
open fracture of knee and lower leg ( S82 .-)
Excludes1
traumatic amputation of lower leg ( S88 .-)
Excludes2
open wound of ankle and foot ( S91 .-)
Code Also
any associated wound infection
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S81
7th Character
A - initial encounter
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter
7th Character
S - sequela
More Specific Codes
2 codes under S81
Version History
How S81 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentOpen wound of knee and lower leg
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedOpen wound of knee and lower leg
Related Codes
Codes whose official notes reference S81
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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