S91.20
S91.20 — Unspecified open wound of toe with damage to nail
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S91.20 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified open wound of toe with damage to nail. 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 S91
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S91.20 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 to one of these instead S91.20
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- S91.201Unspecified open wound of right great toe with damage to nail
- S91.202Unspecified open wound of left great toe with damage to nail
- S91.203Unspecified open wound of unspecified great toe with damage to nail
- S91.204Unspecified open wound of right lesser toe(s) with damage to nail
- S91.205Unspecified open wound of left lesser toe(s) with damage to nail
- S91.206Unspecified open wound of unspecified lesser toe(s) with damage to nail
- S91.209Unspecified open wound of unspecified toe(s) with damage to nail
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S91.2. If S91.20 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S91.21Laceration without foreign body of toe with damage to nail
- S91.22Laceration with foreign body of toe with damage to nail
- S91.23Puncture wound without foreign body of toe with damage to nail
- S91.24Puncture wound with foreign body of toe with damage to nail
- S91.25Open bite of toe with damage to nail
Questions about S91.20
- Is S91.20 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S91.20 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S91.20 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the ankle and foot (S90-S99).