S80.8

S80.8: Other superficial injuries of lower leg

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

S80.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other superficial injuries of lower leg. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.

This code requires a 7th character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S80

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S80.8

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on S80: Superficial injury of knee and lower leg

superficial injury of ankle and foot (S90.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with S80.8

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

S81.85Open bite of lower leg

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead S80.8

6 child codes. Green means billable.