S31.152S - Open bite of abdominal wall, epigastric region without penetration into peritoneal cavity, sequela
ICD-10-CM Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes · S30-S39 Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals (S30-S39) · Subcategory of S31.152 · FY2027
7th character S: sequela
Coding Guidance
7th character S: sequela.
Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes
Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.
- superficial bite of abdominal wall (S30.871)
Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.
- open wound of abdominal wall with penetration into peritoneal cavity (S31.6-)
Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.
- traumatic amputation of part of abdomen, lower back and pelvis (S38.2-, S38.3)
Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.
- open wound of hip (S71.00-S71.02)
- open fracture of pelvis (S32.1--S32.9 with 7th character B)
Report an additional code when both conditions apply.
- any associated:
- spinal cord injury (S24.0, S24.1-, S34.0-, S34.1-)
- wound infection
Conditions this code covers.
- injuries to the abdominal wall
- injuries to the anus
- injuries to the buttock
- injuries to the external genitalia
- injuries to the flank
- injuries to the groin
Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- effects of foreign body in anus and rectum (T18.5)
- effects of foreign body in genitourinary tract (T19.-)
- effects of foreign body in stomach, small intestine and colon (T18.2-T18.4)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Add a secondary code to identify the associated condition or cause when it is documented.
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Instructional notes from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
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