Kodex

Section

S11.013

Puncture wound without foreign body of larynx

Hierarchy

S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- S10-S19 Injuries to the neck (S10-S19)
  - S11 Open wound of neck
    - S11.0 Open wound of larynx and trachea
      - S11.01 Open wound of larynx
        
        S11.013 Puncture wound without foreign body of larynx
        
        S11.013A initial encounter
        
        S11.013D subsequent encounter
        
        S11.013S sequela

Notes

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
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.

Code Also

any associated:
spinal cord injury (S14.0, S14.1-)
- S14.0 Concussion and edema of cervical spinal cord
- S14.1 Other and unspecified injuries of cervical spinal cord
wound infection

Use Additional

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
- Z18 Retained foreign body fragments

Includes

injuries of nape
injuries of supraclavicular region
injuries of throat

Excludes 1

P10-P15 Birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes 2

S11.03 Open wound of vocal cord

open fracture of vertebra (S12.- with 7th character B)

T20-T32 Burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1)
- T18.1 Foreign body in esophagus
effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)
- T17.3 Foreign body in larynx
effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)
- T17.2 Foreign body in pharynx
effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4)
- T17.4 Foreign body in trachea
T33-T34 Frostbite (T33-T34)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
- T63.4 Toxic effect of venom of other arthropods