ICD-10-CM Code S81.05
Open bite of knee
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 S81.05 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of S81.05 that describes the diagnosis 'open bite of knee' in more detail.
- S81.05 Open bite of knee NON-BILLABLE
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Coding Notes for S81.05 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 knee 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 knee - instead, use code S80.27-
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S81.05 - Open bite of knee'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S81.05. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: S81.0 - Open wound of knee