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ICD-10 diagnosis code

S81.9 Open wound of lower leg, part unspecified

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S81.9 is the ICD-10 code for Open wound of lower leg, part unspecified. 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

S81.9 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

S81.9Sårskada på underben med ospecificerad lokalisation

NorwayICD-10-NO

S81.9Åpent sår på uspesifisert del på kne eller legg

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS819Åbent sår på underben UNS

FinlandICD-10-FI

S81.9Määrittämätön polven ja/tai säären haava

GermanyICD-10-GM

S81.9Offene Wunde des Unterschenkels, Teil nicht näher bezeichnet

FranceICD-10-FR

S81.9Plaie ouverte de la jambe, partie non précisée

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S81.9open wond van onderbeen, deel niet-gespecificeerd

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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