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ICD-10 code S81

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TABULAR LIST of DISEASES and INJURIES
- S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
- S80-S89
Injuries to the knee and lower leg

S81

Open wound of knee and lower leg

ICD-10 code S81 for Open wound of knee and lower leg

Code also any associated wound infection
Excludes1: open fracture of knee and lower leg (S82.-)
traumatic amputation of lower leg (S88.-)
Excludes2: open wound of ankle and foot (S91.-)
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S81
A - initial encounter
D - subsequent encounter
S - sequela
S81.0
Open wound of knee
S81.8
Open wound of lower leg
ICD-10
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ICD-10 International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision
ICD-10

ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO).

It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases.

ATC

The Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification System is used for the classification of active ingredients of drugs according to the organ or system on which they act and their therapeutic, pharmacological and chemical properties.

It is controlled by the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology (WHOCC).

DDD

The defined daily dose (DDD) is a statistical measure of drug consumption, defined by the World Health Organization (WHO).

It is used to standardize the comparison of drug usage between different drugs or between different health care environments.

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