Dehiscence of corneal transplant wound; Dehiscence of fascia; Dehiscence of skin; Dehiscence of wound; Separation of wound, superficial; Superficial wound dehiscence; Wound dehiscence ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S31.1 Open wound of abdominal wall without penetration into peritoneal cavity
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S31.1 Open wound of abdominal wall without penetration into peritoneal cavity Open wound of abdominal wall w/o penetration into perit cav; open wound of abdominal wall with penetration into peritoneal cavity (S31.6-); Open wound of abdominal wall NOS ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S31.10
2021 ICD-10-CM Codes S31.1*: Open wound of abdominal wall without penetration into peritoneal cavity ICD-10-CM Codes
Disruption of external operation (surgical) wound, not elsewhere classified, initial encounter. T81.31XA is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Fascial dehiscence is classically described in the context of a breakdown in fascial tissue integrity. Factors such as the patient's age and nutritional status, along with a history of smoking, obesity, chronic steroid use, diabetes, and other chronic illnesses may predispose to compromised fascial tissue (1).
T81. 31 - Disruption of external operation (surgical) wound, not elsewhere classified. ICD-10-CM.
code 12020 (Treatment of superficial wound dehiscence; simple closure), which has a global period of 10 days, or. code 13160 (Secondary closure of surgical wound or dehiscence; extensive or complicated), which has a 90-day global period.
109A for Unspecified open wound of abdominal wall, unspecified quadrant without penetration into peritoneal cavity, initial encounter is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .
Ultimately, dehiscence results from a failure or inadequacy in the wound healing pathway.
Wound dehiscence is a surgery complication where the incision, a cut made during a surgical procedure, reopens. It is sometimes called wound breakdown, wound disruption, or wound separation. ‌Partial dehiscence means that the edges of an incision have pulled apart in one or more small areas.
Where this type of closure can be accomplished, report CPT code 49900 (suture, secondary, of abdominal wall for evisceration or dehiscence).
Codes 97605 and 97606 are used for placement of a non-disposable wound vac device, while codes 97607 and 97608 are used if the wound vac is disposable.
998.83 - Non-healing surgical wound is a topic covered in the ICD-10-CM.
ICD-10 Code for Disruption of external operation (surgical) wound, not elsewhere classified, initial encounter- T81. 31XA- Codify by AAPC.
S51. 812A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S51. 812A became effective on October 1, 2021.
The abdominal wall surrounds the abdominal cavity, providing it with flexible coverage and protecting the internal organs from damage. It is bounded superiorly by the xiphoid process and costal margins, posteriorly by the vertebral column and inferiorly by the pelvic bones and inguinal ligament.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM T81.31XA became effective on October 1, 2021.
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. Type 1 Excludes.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM T81.32 became effective on October 1, 2021.
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. Type 1 Excludes.
T81.32 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
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. code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable ( Z18.-)
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM T81.30XA became effective on October 1, 2021.
T81.31 is a non-billable ICD-10 code for Disruption of external operation (surgical) wound, not elsewhere classified. It should not be used for HIPAA-covered transactions as a more specific code is available to choose from below.
DO NOT include the decimal point when electronically filing claims as it may be rejected. Some clearinghouses may remove it for you but to avoid having a rejected claim due to an invalid ICD-10 code, do not include the decimal point when submitting claims electronically.