S91.253
S91.253 — Open bite of unspecified great toe with damage to nail
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S91.253 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for open bite of unspecified great 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
S91.253 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 S91.253
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S91.25. If S91.253 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S91.251Open bite of right great toe with damage to nail
- S91.252Open bite of left great toe with damage to nail
- S91.254Open bite of right lesser toe(s) with damage to nail
- S91.255Open bite of left lesser toe(s) with damage to nail
- S91.256Open bite of unspecified lesser toe(s) with damage to nail
- S91.259Open bite of unspecified toe(s) with damage to nail
Questions about S91.253
- Is S91.253 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S91.253 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S91.253 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).