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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

S81.85

Open bite of lower leg

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where S81.85 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 Parent Open wound of lower leg
  3. S81.85 This code Open 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.

Inclusion Terms

Bite of lower leg NOS

Excludes1

superficial bite of lower leg ( S80.86- , S80.87- )

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

More Specific Codes

3 codes under S81.85

Version History

How S81.85 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Open bite of lower leg

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Open bite of lower leg

Related Codes

Other codes under S81.8

Codes whose official notes reference S81.85

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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