S80.85 - Superficial foreign body of lower leg

  • Applicable to Superficial foreign body of lower leg
  • The 2025 edition of ICD10-CM S80.85 became effective on October 1, 2024.
  • This is the American ICD10-CM version of S80.85 - other international versions of ICD10 S80.85 may differ.
  • S80.85 is a Non-Billable / Non-Specific ICD10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • S80.85 Code should not be used for billing or reimbursement purposes as there are multiple ICD-10 CM codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
  • S80.85 - Superficial foreign body of lower leg
    • S80.85 - Superficial foreign body of lower leg
    • S80.851 - Superficial foreign body, right lower leg
    • S80.852 - Superficial foreign body, left lower leg
    • S80.859 - Superficial foreign body, unspecified lower leg

 Inclusion Term

  • Splinter in the lower leg

The following codes above S80.85 contain annotation back-references that may be applicable to S80.85:

Chapter: S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Section: S80-S89 Injuries to the knee and lower leg

Category: S80 Superficial injury of knee and lower leg

 
Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

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