Unspecified open wound, right ankle. S91.001 is a non-billable ICD-10 code for Unspecified open wound, right ankle.
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S91. 301A: Unspecified open wound, right foot, initial encounter.
8-, “other injury of unspecified body region,” or T14. 9-, “injury, unspecified,” because these codes don't describe the location or type of wound. These injury codes require a 7th character to indicate the episode of care.Aug 30, 2018
998.83 - Non-healing surgical wound. ICD-10-CM.
Non healing Surgical Wound Assign code T81. 89X-, Other complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified, for an unspecified nonhealing surgical wound. If a postsurgical wound does not heal due to infection, assign code T81.
Unspecified open wound, unspecified foot, initial encounter S91. 309A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The types of open wounds classified in ICD-10-CM are laceration without foreign body, laceration with foreign body, puncture wound without foreign body, puncture wound with foreign body, open bite, and unspecified open wound. For instance, S81. 812A Laceration without foreign body, right lower leg, initial encounter.May 16, 2018
ICD-10-CM Code for Local infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified L08. 9.
ICD-10-CM Code for Disorder of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified L98. 9.
How to code for ulcers according to ICD-10 guidelines Gastric ulcer (K25) Duodenal ulcer (K26) Peptic ulcer (K27) Gastrojejunal ulcer (K28)Feb 18, 2017
As wound diagnosis is a standard requirement, we have listed some of the necessary steps needed for an effective assessment. The above checkpoints are important when determining the type of wound and the appropriate treatment needed.Jun 21, 2019
2009 Pressure Ulcer Definition localized injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue usually over a bony prominence, as a result of pressure, or pressure in combination with shear.”
ICD-10-CM Code for Disruption of external operation (surgical) wound, not elsewhere classified, initial encounter T81. 31XA.
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from block Open wound of ankle, foot and toes (S91). Use the following options for the aplicable episode of care:
Non-specific codes like S91.001 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10 codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for unspecified open wound, right ankle:
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
Your ankle bone and the ends of your two lower leg bones make up the ankle joint. Your ligaments, which connect bones to one another, stabilize and support it. Your muscles and tendons move it.