S80 is the ICD-10 code for Superficial injury of lower leg. It is a three-character category divided into 5 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block S80–S89 (Injuries to the knee and lower leg) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XIX · S00–T98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What S80 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- superficial injury of ankle and foot S90.-
Subcodes of S80
S80 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DS80Overfladisk læsion af knæ og underben
S80Polven ja/tai säären pinnallinen vamma
S80Oberflächliche Verletzung des Unterschenkels
S80Lésion traumatique superficielle de la jambe
S80oppervlakkig letsel van onderbeen
Listed through more specific codes:
- S80.211AAbrasion, right knee, initial encounter
- S80.211DAbrasion, right knee, subsequent encounter
- S80.211SAbrasion, right knee, sequela
- S80.212AAbrasion, left knee, initial encounter
- S80.212DAbrasion, left knee, subsequent encounter
- S80.212SAbrasion, left knee, sequela
- S80.219AAbrasion, unspecified knee, initial encounter
- S80.219DAbrasion, unspecified knee, subsequent encounter
- and 46 more national subcodes
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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