Instruction Source: S89.90XA
Unspecified injury of unspecified lower leg, init encntr
Instruction Source: S89.90
Unspecified injury of unspecified lower leg
Instruction Source: S89.9
Unspecified injury of lower leg
Instruction Source: S89
Other and unspecified injuries of lower leg
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- other and unspecified injuries of ankle and foot (S99.-)
Clinical Notes
- A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
Instruction Source: S80-S89
Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89)
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- 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)
Instruction Source: S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Clinical 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