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S81.8 Open wound of other parts of lower leg

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S81.8 is the ICD-10 code for Open wound of other parts of lower leg. It is a four-character subcategory of S81 (Open wound of lower leg), the most specific level in the WHO edition. 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
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XIX · S00–T98
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

S81.8 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

S81.8Sårskada på andra specificerade delar av underben

NorwayICD-10-NO

S81.8Åpent sår på annen spesifisert del av kne eller legg

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS818Åbent sår på anden del af underben

FinlandICD-10-FI

S81.8Säären muun osan haava

GermanyICD-10-GM

S81.8Offene Wunde sonstiger Teile des Unterschenkels

  • S81.80Nicht näher bezeichnete offene Wunde sonstiger Teile des Unterschenkels
  • S81.84Weichteilschaden I. Grades bei geschlossener Fraktur oder Luxation des Unterschenkels
  • S81.85Weichteilschaden II. Grades bei geschlossener Fraktur oder Luxation des Unterschenkels
  • S81.86Weichteilschaden III. Grades bei geschlossener Fraktur oder Luxation des Unterschenkels
  • S81.87Weichteilschaden I. Grades bei offener Fraktur oder Luxation des Unterschenkels
  • S81.88Weichteilschaden II. Grades bei offener Fraktur oder Luxation des Unterschenkels
  • S81.89Weichteilschaden III. Grades bei offener Fraktur oder Luxation des Unterschenkels
FranceICD-10-FR

S81.8Plaie ouverte d'autres parties de la jambe

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S81.8open wond van overige gespecificeerde delen van onderbeen

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S81.801AUnspecified open wound, right lower leg, initial encounter
  • S81.801DUnspecified open wound, right lower leg, subsequent encounter
  • S81.801SUnspecified open wound, right lower leg, sequela
  • S81.802AUnspecified open wound, left lower leg, initial encounter
  • S81.802DUnspecified open wound, left lower leg, subsequent encounter
  • S81.802SUnspecified open wound, left lower leg, sequela
  • S81.809AUnspecified open wound, unspecified lower leg, initial encounter
  • S81.809DUnspecified open wound, unspecified lower leg, 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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