Is S80.871 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. S80.871 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does S80.871 sit in the tabular list?

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89).

What cannot be coded together with S80.871?

S80.871 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above S80.871 (S80.87) and apply to it just the same.

S80.871

S80.871 — Other superficial bite, right lower leg

Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright

S80.871 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other superficial bite, right 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

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S80.871

These are not written on S80.871, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing S80.871 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on S80.87 — Other superficial bite of lower leg

open bite of lower leg (S81.85-)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S80.871

Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of S80.871, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.

Written on S80 — Superficial injury of knee and lower leg

superficial injury of ankle and foot (S90.-)

Risk adjustment

S80.871 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code history

S80.871 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Code to one of these instead S80.871

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share S80.87. If S80.871 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about S80.871

Is S80.871 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. S80.871 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does S80.871 sit in the tabular list?: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89).
What cannot be coded together with S80.871?: S80.871 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above S80.871 (S80.87) and apply to it just the same.