S91 Non-Billable Code

Open wound of ankle, foot and toes

Chapter Classification

Chapter 19 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Section Detail

S90-S99 Injuries to the ankle and foot (S90-S99)

Coding Guidelines & Notes

codeAlso

any associated wound infection

excludes1

open fracture of ankle, foot and toes (S92.-with 7th character B)
traumatic amputation of ankle and foot (S98.-)

sevenChrDef

{'char': 'A', 'text': 'initial encounter'}
{'char': 'D', 'text': 'subsequent encounter'}
{'char': 'S', 'text': 'sequela'}

sevenChrNote

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S91

More Specific Diagnosis Codes

This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.

S91.0 - Open wound of ankle
S91.1 - Open wound of toe without damage to nail
S91.2 - Open wound of toe with damage to nail
S91.3 - Open wound of foot

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