ICD-10-CM · Chapter 19 · S00-T88
S81 Open wound of knee and lower leg
Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)
- open fracture of knee and lower leg (S82.-)
- traumatic amputation of lower leg (S88.-)
Excludes 2 (not included here)
- open wound of ankle and foot (S91.-)
Code Also
- any associated wound infection
Subcodes
Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| S81..0 | Open wound of knee | No |
| S81..00 | Unspecified open wound of knee | No |
| S81..001 | Unspecified open wound, right knee | No |
| S81..002 | Unspecified open wound, left knee | No |
| S81..009 | Unspecified open wound, unspecified knee | No |
| S81..01 | Laceration without foreign body of knee | No |
| S81..011 | Laceration without foreign body, right knee | No |
| S81..012 | Laceration without foreign body, left knee | No |
| S81..019 | Laceration without foreign body, unspecified knee | No |
| S81..02 | Laceration with foreign body of knee | No |
| S81..021 | Laceration with foreign body, right knee | No |
| S81..022 | Laceration with foreign body, left knee | No |
| S81..029 | Laceration with foreign body, unspecified knee | No |
| S81..03 | Puncture wound without foreign body of knee | No |
| S81..031 | Puncture wound without foreign body, right knee | No |
| S81..032 | Puncture wound without foreign body, left knee | No |
| S81..039 | Puncture wound without foreign body, unspecified knee | No |
| S81..04 | Puncture wound with foreign body of knee | No |
| S81..041 | Puncture wound with foreign body, right knee | No |
| S81..042 | Puncture wound with foreign body, left knee | No |
| S81..049 | Puncture wound with foreign body, unspecified knee | No |
| S81..05 | Open bite of knee | No |
| S81..051 | Open bite, right knee | No |
| S81..052 | Open bite, left knee | No |
| S81..059 | Open bite, unspecified knee | No |
| S81..8 | Open wound of lower leg | No |
| S81..80 | Unspecified open wound of lower leg | No |
| S81..801 | Unspecified open wound, right lower leg | No |
| S81..802 | Unspecified open wound, left lower leg | No |
| S81..809 | Unspecified open wound, unspecified lower leg | No |
| S81..81 | Laceration without foreign body of lower leg | No |
| S81..811 | Laceration without foreign body, right lower leg | No |
| S81..812 | Laceration without foreign body, left lower leg | No |
| S81..819 | Laceration without foreign body, unspecified lower leg | No |
| S81..82 | Laceration with foreign body of lower leg | No |
| S81..821 | Laceration with foreign body, right lower leg | No |
| S81..822 | Laceration with foreign body, left lower leg | No |
| S81..829 | Laceration with foreign body, unspecified lower leg | No |
| S81..83 | Puncture wound without foreign body of lower leg | No |
| S81..831 | Puncture wound without foreign body, right lower leg | No |
| S81..832 | Puncture wound without foreign body, left lower leg | No |
| S81..839 | Puncture wound without foreign body, unspecified lower leg | No |
| S81..84 | Puncture wound with foreign body of lower leg | No |
| S81..841 | Puncture wound with foreign body, right lower leg | No |
| S81..842 | Puncture wound with foreign body, left lower leg | No |
| S81..849 | Puncture wound with foreign body, unspecified lower leg | No |
| S81..85 | Open bite of lower leg | No |
| S81..851 | Open bite, right lower leg | No |
| S81..852 | Open bite, left lower leg | No |
| S81..859 | Open bite, unspecified lower leg | No |
Last reviewed: September 2026