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ICD-10-CM Code for Open wound of ankle, foot and toes S91

ICD-10 code S91 for Open wound of ankle, foot and toes is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .

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Open wound of ankle, foot and toes
Code also any associated wound infection
Excludes1: open fracture of ankle, foot and toes (S92.-with 7th character B)
traumatic amputation of ankle and foot (S98.-)
 
S91 Open wound of ankle, foot and toes
Child Code
Open wound of ankle
Child Code
Open wound of toe without damage to nail
Child Code
Open wound of toe with damage to nail
Child Code
Open wound of foot

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Diagnosis for suture removal from laceration
I just bill an e/m visit using laceration diagnosis S91.115D... [ Read More ]
Diagnosis for suture removal from laceration
Should Z48.02 or the laceration codes S91.115D, W20.8XXD be coded for this? The CPT code was S0630 (non-Medicare) since the sutures were placed by a different provider. Profee coding, family practice... [ Read More ]
Help with debridement of toe wound
I am needing help on the following note. The provider is wanting to bill 11042 with S91.302D Unspecified open wound left foot. Dx isnt payable per LCD policy. Her initial visit was billed as 10140 I&... [ Read More ]
Diagnosis being denied
Medicaid is deny this for mismatched diagnosis can anyone share thoughts? Billed: M86.18 OTHER ACUTE OSTEOMYELITIS, OTHER SITE S82.62XA DISP FX OF LATERAL MALLEOLUS OF LEFT FIBULA, INIT S91.022A LAC... [ Read More ]
Irrigation and debridement to bone foot
[QUOTE="Orthocoderpgu, post: 460159, member: 29238"] Can you post the entire redacted note? If not, did the surgeon open this area up before debriding or was the wound already open? 28005 is good if t... [ Read More ]
73620 and 73020
[B]Humana Medicare Advantage has been denying my 73620 with dx S91.332D and 73020 with dx M25.511, denial states diagnosis is not appropriate, are there any suggestions, please?[/B]... [ Read More ]
Foreign Body Removal of Distal Fibula
Is this a current injury so you could code S91.022A laceration w/ foreign body or S91.042A for puncture wound w/ foreign body? Also, was the foreign body removed from the bone itself? I'd recommend po... [ Read More ]
Help with Code for Wound Infection
[b]open wound with infection[/b] I'm wondering how to code the wound infection in this scenario from the ED... Chief Complaint: Patient presents with Foot Pain Arm Pain HPI: 21-year-old male brough... [ Read More ]
Need help with ICD-10 codes for the following:
[b]Damage to toenail[/b] Start at S91.2. You will need to figure out which toe and what type of trauma before you code.... [ Read More ]
Help with dog bite dx coding, please
The original injury was a Dog Bite of the Right Foot as based on the code S91.351A, which is now complicated by Cellulitis (L03.115), for which the patient has been placed in Observation. At this poi... [ Read More ]
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