S81.849D
S81.849D: Puncture wound with foreign body, unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exemptunspecified
S81.849D is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for puncture wound with foreign body, unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S81.849D with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "D": subsequent 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 S81.849D
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S81.849D
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.