S31.0

Non-Billable

ChapterS00–T88

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Official Description

Open wound of lower back and pelvis

Use a more specific code (0 billable, 6 non-billable)

Metadata & Insights

•Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
•Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88).

General instructions are available for the parent sections:

BillableHas subcodes

CH19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

S30-S39Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals (S30-S39)

S31Open wound of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals

S31.0Open wound of lower back and pelvisNot billable

S31.00Unspecified open wound of lower back and pelvisSubcodes

S31.01Laceration without foreign body of lower back and pelvisSubcodes

S31.02Laceration with foreign body of lower back and pelvisSubcodes

S31.03Puncture wound without foreign body of lower back and pelvisSubcodes

S31.04Puncture wound with foreign body of lower back and pelvisSubcodes

S31.05Open bite of lower back and pelvisSubcodes

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to S31.0:

categoryS31

Open wound of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals

Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals (S30-S39)

chapterCH19

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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