Puncture wound without foreign body of right great toe with damage to nail
Requires 7th character
S91.231 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from S91)
- 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.
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
Code also
An additional code may be needed.
- any associated wound infection (from S91)
7th character
This code requires a 7th character (defined at S91). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.
| Character | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
Parent code
- S91.23Puncture wound without foreign body of toe with damage to nailNeeds 7th char
More specific codes S91.231
- S91.231APuncture wound without foreign body of right great toe with damage to nail, initial encounterBillable
- S91.231DPuncture wound without foreign body of right great toe with damage to nail, subsequent encounterBillable
- S91.231SPuncture wound without foreign body of right great toe with damage to nail, sequelaBillable
Related codes
- S91.232Puncture wound without foreign body of left great toe with damage to nailNeeds 7th char
- S91.233Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified great toe with damage to nailNeeds 7th char
- S91.234Puncture wound without foreign body of right lesser toe(s) with damage to nailNeeds 7th char
- S91.235Puncture wound without foreign body of left lesser toe(s) with damage to nailNeeds 7th char
- S91.236Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified lesser toe(s) with damage to nailNeeds 7th char
- S91.239Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified toe(s) with damage to nailNeeds 7th char