Laceration of abdominal wall with foreign body, right upper quadrant without penetration into peritoneal cavity
Requires 7th character
S31.120 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from S31)
- injuries to the abdominal wall
- injuries to the anus
- injuries to the buttock
- injuries to the external genitalia
- injuries to the flank
- injuries to the groin
- Note: Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- Note: The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- open wound of abdominal wall with penetration into peritoneal cavity (S31.6-) (from S31.1)
- birth trauma (P10-P15) (from S31)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from S31)
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32) (from S31)
- effects of foreign body in anus and rectum (T18.5) (from S31)
- effects of foreign body in genitourinary tract (T19.-) (from S31)
- effects of foreign body in stomach, small intestine and colon (T18.2-T18.4) (from S31)
- frostbite (T33-T34) (from S31)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4) (from S31)
- open wound of hip (S71.00-S71.02) (from S31)
- open fracture of pelvis (S32.1--S32.9 with 7th character B) (from S31)
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7th character
This code requires a 7th character (defined at S31). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.
| Character | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
Parent code
- S31.12Laceration with foreign body of abdominal wall without penetration into peritoneal cavityNeeds 7th char
More specific codes S31.120
- S31.120ALaceration of abdominal wall with foreign body, right upper quadrant without penetration into peritoneal cavity, initial encounterBillable
- S31.120DLaceration of abdominal wall with foreign body, right upper quadrant without penetration into peritoneal cavity, subsequent encounterBillable
- S31.120SLaceration of abdominal wall with foreign body, right upper quadrant without penetration into peritoneal cavity, sequelaBillable
Related codes
- S31.121Laceration of abdominal wall with foreign body, left upper quadrant without penetration into peritoneal cavityNeeds 7th char
- S31.122Laceration of abdominal wall with foreign body, epigastric region without penetration into peritoneal cavityNeeds 7th char
- S31.123Laceration of abdominal wall with foreign body, right lower quadrant without penetration into peritoneal cavityNeeds 7th char
- S31.124Laceration of abdominal wall with foreign body, left lower quadrant without penetration into peritoneal cavityNeeds 7th char
- S31.125Laceration of abdominal wall with foreign body, periumbilic region without penetration into peritoneal cavityNeeds 7th char
- S31.126Laceration with foreign body of abdominal wall, right flank without penetration into peritoneal cavityNeeds 7th char
- S31.127Laceration with foreign body of abdominal wall, left flank without penetration into peritoneal cavityNeeds 7th char
- S31.129Laceration of abdominal wall with foreign body, unspecified quadrant without penetration into peritoneal cavityNeeds 7th char
- S31.12ALaceration with foreign body of abdominal wall unspecified flank without penetration into peritoneal cavityNeeds 7th char