S81.029S Laceration with foreign body, unspecified knee, sequela

Instructional Notes:

S81.029S
Description: Laceration with foreign body, unspecified knee, sequela
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S81.029
Description: Laceration with foreign body, unspecified knee
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S81.02
Description: Laceration with foreign body of knee
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S81.0
Description: Open wound of knee
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S81
Description: Open wound of knee and lower leg
Exclude1:
- open fracture of knee and lower leg (S82.-)
- traumatic amputation of lower leg (S88.-)
Exclude2:
- open wound of ankle and foot (S91.-)
Code Also: ['any associated wound infection']
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S80-S89
Description: Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89)
Exclude2:
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- injuries of ankle and foot, except fracture of ankle and malleolus (S90-S99)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
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S00-T88
Description: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Exclude2:
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Notes:
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
Use Additional Code:
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)