Open wound of knee and lower leg - S81

 Type 1 Excludes

  • open fracture of knee and lower leg (S82.-)
  • traumatic amputation of lower leg (S88.-)

 Type 2 Excludes

  • open wound of ankle and foot (S91.-)

 Category codeAlso

  • any associated wound infection

 Category SevenChr Note

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S81

 Codes

  • S81.0 - Open wound of knee
  • S81.00 - Unspecified open wound of knee
  • S81.001 - Unspecified open wound, right knee
  • S81.002 - Unspecified open wound, left knee
  • S81.009 - Unspecified open wound, unspecified knee
  • S81.01 - Laceration without foreign body of knee
  • S81.011 - Laceration without foreign body, right knee
  • S81.012 - Laceration without foreign body, left knee
  • S81.019 - Laceration without foreign body, unspecified knee
  • S81.02 - Laceration with foreign body of knee
  • S81.021 - Laceration with foreign body, right knee
  • S81.022 - Laceration with foreign body, left knee
  • S81.029 - Laceration with foreign body, unspecified knee
  • S81.03 - Puncture wound without foreign body of knee
  • S81.031 - Puncture wound without foreign body, right knee
  • S81.032 - Puncture wound without foreign body, left knee
  • S81.039 - Puncture wound without foreign body, unspecified knee
  • S81.04 - Puncture wound with foreign body of knee
  • S81.041 - Puncture wound with foreign body, right knee
  • S81.042 - Puncture wound with foreign body, left knee
  • S81.049 - Puncture wound with foreign body, unspecified knee
  • S81.05 - Open bite of knee
  • S81.051 - Open bite, right knee
  • S81.052 - Open bite, left knee
  • S81.059 - Open bite, unspecified knee
  • S81.8 - Open wound of lower leg
  • S81.80 - Unspecified open wound of lower leg
  • S81.801 - Unspecified open wound, right lower leg
  • S81.802 - Unspecified open wound, left lower leg
  • S81.809 - Unspecified open wound, unspecified lower leg
  • S81.81 - Laceration without foreign body of lower leg
  • S81.811 - Laceration without foreign body, right lower leg
  • S81.812 - Laceration without foreign body, left lower leg
  • S81.819 - Laceration without foreign body, unspecified lower leg
  • S81.82 - Laceration with foreign body of lower leg
  • S81.821 - Laceration with foreign body, right lower leg
  • S81.822 - Laceration with foreign body, left lower leg
  • S81.829 - Laceration with foreign body, unspecified lower leg
  • S81.83 - Puncture wound without foreign body of lower leg
  • S81.831 - Puncture wound without foreign body, right lower leg
  • S81.832 - Puncture wound without foreign body, left lower leg
  • S81.839 - Puncture wound without foreign body, unspecified lower leg
  • S81.84 - Puncture wound with foreign body of lower leg
  • S81.841 - Puncture wound with foreign body, right lower leg
  • S81.842 - Puncture wound with foreign body, left lower leg
  • S81.849 - Puncture wound with foreign body, unspecified lower leg
  • S81.85 - Open bite of lower leg
  • S81.851 - Open bite, right lower leg
  • S81.852 - Open bite, left lower leg
  • S81.859 - Open bite, unspecified lower leg