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S81.85

Open bite of lower leg

Non-billableCategory

Code Hierarchy

S81S81.8S81.85

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 lower leg NOS

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with S81.85

  • superficial bite of lower leg (S80.86-, S80.87-)

Specific Codes (3)

S81.851Category

Open bite, right lower leg

S81.852Category

Open bite, left lower leg

S81.859Category

Open bite, unspecified lower leg

Related Codes

S81.80Category

Unspecified open wound of lower leg

S81.81Category

Laceration without foreign body of lower leg

S81.82Category

Laceration with foreign body of lower leg

S81.83Category

Puncture wound without foreign body of lower leg

S81.84Category

Puncture wound with foreign body of lower leg

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