S81.8 - Open wound of lower leg
The ICD 10 Code for Open wound of lower leg is listed as S81.8.
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: | S81.8
|
| Description: | Open wound of lower leg |
| Chapter | Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) |
| Block | Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89) |
| Parent | S81 - Open wound of knee and lower leg |
| ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S81.8: | |
| S81.80 - Unspecified open wound of lower leg | |
| S81.81 - Laceration without foreign body of lower leg | |
| S81.82 - Laceration with foreign body of lower leg | |
| S81.83 - Puncture wound without foreign body of lower leg | |
| S81.84 - Puncture wound with foreign body of lower leg | |
| S81.85 - Open bite of lower leg | |
| ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of S81.8: | |
| S81.0 - Open wound of knee | |