S31

Non-billable

Open wound of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals

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

Coding Guidance

S31 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.

Additional Information

From parent codes: S00-T88 (Chapter 19)

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom S00-T88

Excludes1 means 'NOT CODED HERE!' An Excludes1 note indicates mutually exclusive codes: two conditions that cannot be reported together.

birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Use Additional CodeFrom S00-T88

The 'use additional code' note instructs that a secondary code should be added to provide more detail.

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

More Specific Codes (8)

S31.0Open wound of lower back and pelvisCategory→S31.1Open wound of abdominal wall without penetration into peritoneal cavityCategory→S31.2Open wound of penisCategory→S31.3Open wound of scrotum and testesCategory→S31.4Open wound of vagina and vulvaCategory→S31.5Open wound of unspecified external genital organsCategory→S31.6Open wound of abdominal wall with penetration into peritoneal cavityCategory→S31.8Open wound of other parts of abdomen, lower back and pelvisCategory→

Chapter Information

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

Range: S00-T88

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Related ICD-10 Codes

More specific codes for S31

Open wound of lower back and pelvis

S31.0›

Open wound of abdominal wall without penetration into peritoneal cavity

S31.1›

Open wound of penis

S31.2›

Open wound of scrotum and testes

S31.3›

Open wound of vagina and vulva

S31.4›

Open wound of unspecified external genital organs

S31.5›

Open wound of abdominal wall with penetration into peritoneal cavity

S31.6›

Open wound of other parts of abdomen, lower back and pelvis

S31.8›