Is S87.00 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. S87.00 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does S87.00 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).

S87.00

S87.00 — Crushing injury of unspecified knee

Non-billable headerICD-10-CMunspecified

S87.00 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for crushing injury of unspecified knee. 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 S87

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S87.00

Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of S87.00, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.

Written on S87 — Crushing injury of lower leg

crushing injury of ankle and foot (S97.-)

Risk adjustment

S87.00 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

S87.00 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 S87.00

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share S87.0. If S87.00 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about S87.00

Is S87.00 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. S87.00 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does S87.00 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).