S81.829A
S81.829A: Laceration with foreign body, unspecified lower leg, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMunspecified
S81.829A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for laceration with foreign body, unspecified lower leg, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S81.829A with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "A": initial encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S81
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S81.829A
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S81.829A
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
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.