ICD-10-CM Code S80.8
Other superficial injuries of lower leg
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 S80.8 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of S80.8 that describes the diagnosis 'other superficial injuries of lower leg' in more detail.
- S80.8 Other superficial injuries of lower leg NON-BILLABLE
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- S80.811 Abrasion, right lower leg NON-BILLABLE
- S80.812 Abrasion, left lower leg NON-BILLABLE
- S80.819 Abrasion, unspecified lower leg NON-BILLABLE
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- S80.821 Blister (nonthermal), right lower leg NON-BILLABLE
- S80.822 Blister (nonthermal), left lower leg NON-BILLABLE
- S80.829 Blister (nonthermal), unspecified lower leg NON-BILLABLE
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- S80.841 External constriction, right lower leg NON-BILLABLE
- S80.842 External constriction, left lower leg NON-BILLABLE
- S80.849 External constriction, unspecified lower leg NON-BILLABLE
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- S80.851 Superficial foreign body, right lower leg NON-BILLABLE
- S80.852 Superficial foreign body, left lower leg NON-BILLABLE
- S80.859 Superficial foreign body, unspecified lower leg NON-BILLABLE
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- S80.861 Insect bite (nonvenomous), right lower leg NON-BILLABLE
- S80.862 Insect bite (nonvenomous), left lower leg NON-BILLABLE
- S80.869 Insect bite (nonvenomous), unspecified lower leg NON-BILLABLE
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- S80.871 Other superficial bite, right lower leg NON-BILLABLE
- S80.872 Other superficial bite, left lower leg NON-BILLABLE
- S80.879 Other superficial bite, unspecified lower leg NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code S80 is used to code Bruise
A bruise, or contusion, is a type of hematoma of tissue in which capillaries and sometimes venules are damaged by trauma, allowing blood to seep, hemorrhage, or extravasate into the surrounding interstitial tissues. Bruises, which do not blanch under pressure, can involve capillaries at the level of skin, subcutaneous tissue, muscle, or bone. Bruises are not to be confused with other similar-looking lesions primarily distinguished by their by their diameter or causation. These lesions include petechia (< 3 mm result from numerous and diverse etiologies such as adverse reactions from medications such as warfarin, straining, asphyxiation, platelet disorders and diseases such as cytomegalovirus), purpura (3 mm to 1 cm, classified as palpable purpura or non-palpable purpura and indicates various pathologic conditions such as thrombocytopenia), and ecchymosis (>1 cm caused blood dissecting through tissue planes and settled in an area remote from the site of trauma or pathology such as periorbital ecchymosis, i.e.,"raccoon eyes" , arising from a basilar skull fracture or from a neuroblastoma).
Specialty: | Emergency Medicine |
MeSH Codes: | D003288, D003288, D003288, D003288, D003288 |
ICD 9 Codes: | 920, 921, 922, 923, 924 |
Bruise on upper leg caused by a blunt object
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Traumatic blister of lower leg, infected (disorder)
- Insect bite, nonvenomous, of knee (disorder)
- Insect bite, nonvenomous, lower leg (disorder)
- Nonvenomous insect bite of lower leg without infection (disorder)
- Abrasion of lower leg, infected (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for an external cause code
Parent Code: S80 - Superficial injury of knee and lower leg