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S81.829A

Laceration with foreign body, unspecified lower leg, initial encounter

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where S81.829A sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. S81 Open wound of knee and lower leg
  2. S81.8 Open wound of lower leg
  3. S81.82 Laceration with foreign body of lower leg
  4. S81.829 Parent Laceration with foreign body, unspecified lower leg
  5. S81.829A This code Laceration with foreign body, unspecified lower leg, initial encounter

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 fracture of knee and lower leg ( S82 .-)

Inherited from S81 — Open wound of knee and lower leg

Excludes1

traumatic amputation of lower leg ( S88 .-)

Inherited from S81 — Open wound of knee and lower leg

Excludes2

open wound of ankle and foot ( S91 .-)

Inherited from S81 — Open wound of knee and lower leg

Code Also

any associated wound infection

Inherited from S81 — Open wound of knee and lower leg

7th Character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S81

Inherited from S81 — Open wound of knee and lower leg

7th Character

A - initial encounter

Inherited from S81 — Open wound of knee and lower leg

7th Character

D - subsequent encounter

Inherited from S81 — Open wound of knee and lower leg

7th Character

S - sequela

Inherited from S81 — Open wound of knee and lower leg

Version History

How S81.829A appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Laceration with foreign body, unspecified lower leg, initial encounter

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Laceration with foreign body, unspecified lower leg, initial encounter

Related Codes

Other codes under S81.829

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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