S81.812

Billable

ChapterS00–T88

Ranksubcategory

Official Description

Laceration without foreign body, left lower leg

Metadata & Insights

•Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
•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)

S80-S89Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89)

S81Open wound of knee and lower leg

S81.8Open wound of lower leg

S81.81Laceration without foreign body of lower leg

S81.812Laceration without foreign body, left lower legBillable

S81.812ALaceration without foreign body, left lower leg, initial encounterBillable

S81.812DLaceration without foreign body, left lower leg, subsequent encounterBillable

S81.812SLaceration without foreign body, left lower leg, sequelaBillable

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to S81.812:

categoryS81

Open wound of knee and lower leg

Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89)

chapterCH19

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

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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