ICD-10-CM Code S51.85
Open bite of forearm
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code S51.85 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of S51.85 that describes the diagnosis 'open bite of forearm' in more detail.
- S51.85 Open bite of forearm NON-BILLABLE
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Coding Notes for S51.85 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Bite of forearm NOS
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Superficial bite of forearm (S50.86, S50.87) - instead, use code S50.86
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S51.85 - Open bite of forearm'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S51.85. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: S51.8 - Open wound of forearm