ICD-10-CM Code S87
Crushing injury of lower leg
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 S87 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of S87 that describes the diagnosis 'crushing injury of lower leg' in more detail.
- S87 Crushing injury of lower leg NON-BILLABLE
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- S87.00 Crushing injury of unspecified knee NON-BILLABLE
- S87.01 Crushing injury of right knee NON-BILLABLE
- S87.02 Crushing injury of left knee NON-BILLABLE
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- S87.80 Crushing injury of unspecified lower leg NON-BILLABLE
- S87.81 Crushing injury of right lower leg NON-BILLABLE
- S87.82 Crushing injury of left lower leg NON-BILLABLE
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Coding Notes for S87 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Additional Code Note:
Use Additional Code
Use Additional Code note means a second code must be used in conjunction with this code. Codes with this note are Etiology codes and must be followed by a Manifestation code or codes. - Code(s) for all associated injuries
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Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here." - Crushing injury of ankle and foot - instead, use code S97.-
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7th Character Extension Notes:
What is 7th Character Extension?
For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier. T67.4XXA Initial Encounter or T67.4XXD Subsequent Encounter. More Info - The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category See Code S87