ICD-10-CM Code S91
Open wound of ankle, foot and toes
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 S91 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of S91 that describes the diagnosis 'open wound of ankle, foot and toes' in more detail.
- S91 Open wound of ankle, foot and toes NON-BILLABLE
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- S91.00 Unspecified open wound of ankle NON-BILLABLE
- S91.01 Laceration without foreign body of ankle NON-BILLABLE
- S91.02 Laceration with foreign body of ankle NON-BILLABLE
- S91.03 Puncture wound without foreign body of ankle NON-BILLABLE
- S91.04 Puncture wound with foreign body of ankle NON-BILLABLE
- S91.05 Open bite of ankle NON-BILLABLE
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- S91.10 Unspecified open wound of toe without damage to nail NON-BILLABLE
- S91.11 Laceration without foreign body of toe without damage to nail NON-BILLABLE
- S91.12 Laceration with foreign body of toe without damage to nail NON-BILLABLE
- S91.13 Puncture wound without foreign body of toe without damage to nail NON-BILLABLE
- S91.14 Puncture wound with foreign body of toe without damage to nail NON-BILLABLE
- S91.15 Open bite of toe without damage to nail NON-BILLABLE
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- S91.20 Unspecified open wound of toe with damage to nail NON-BILLABLE
- S91.21 Laceration without foreign body of toe with damage to nail NON-BILLABLE
- S91.22 Laceration with foreign body of toe with damage to nail NON-BILLABLE
- S91.23 Puncture wound without foreign body of toe with damage to nail NON-BILLABLE
- S91.24 Puncture wound with foreign body of toe with damage to nail NON-BILLABLE
- S91.25 Open bite of toe with damage to nail NON-BILLABLE
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- S91.30 Unspecified open wound of foot NON-BILLABLE
- S91.31 Laceration without foreign body of foot NON-BILLABLE
- S91.32 Laceration with foreign body of foot NON-BILLABLE
- S91.33 Puncture wound without foreign body of foot NON-BILLABLE
- S91.34 Puncture wound with foreign body of foot NON-BILLABLE
- S91.35 Open bite of foot NON-BILLABLE
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Coding Notes for S91 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Also Note:
Code Also
A Code Also note indicates that two or more codes may be required to fully describe a condition, but the order of codes is at the coder's discretion. Code order depends on the severity of the conditions and the reason for the encounter. - Any associated wound infection
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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." - Open fracture of ankle, foot and toes (S92.-with 7th character B) - instead, use code S92.-
- Traumatic amputation of ankle and foot - instead, use code S98.-
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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 S91