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S81.05

Open bite of knee

Non-billableCategory

Code Hierarchy

S81S81.0S81.05

Chapter: 19. Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Section: S80-S89 - Injuries to the knee and lower leg

Coding Guidelines

Inclusion Terms

  • Bite of knee NOS

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with S81.05

  • superficial bite of knee (S80.27-)

Specific Codes (3)

S81.051Category

Open bite, right knee

S81.052Category

Open bite, left knee

S81.059Category

Open bite, unspecified knee

Related Codes

S81.00Category

Unspecified open wound of knee

S81.01Category

Laceration without foreign body of knee

S81.02Category

Laceration with foreign body of knee

S81.03Category

Puncture wound without foreign body of knee

S81.04Category

Puncture wound with foreign body of knee

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