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S80.259A - Superficial foreign body, unspecified knee, init encntr


The ICD 10 Code for Superficial foreign body, unspecified knee, init encntr is listed as S80.259A.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: S80.259A
Description: Superficial foreign body, unspecified knee, init encntr
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
604 - Trauma To The Skin, Subcut Tiss & Breast W Mcc
605 - Trauma To The Skin, Subcut Tiss & Breast W/o Mcc
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89)
Parent S80.259 - Superficial foreign body, unspecified knee
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 916.6 - Superficial foreign body (splinter) of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without major open wound and without mention of infection (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of S80.259A:
S80.259D - Superficial foreign body, unspecified knee, subs encntr
S80.259S - Superficial foreign body, unspecified knee, sequela