Kodex

Section

S31.644

Puncture wound with foreign body of abdominal wall, left lower quadrant with penetration into peritoneal cavity

Hierarchy

S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- S30-S39 Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals (S30-S39)
  - S31 Open wound of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals
    - S31.6 Open wound of abdominal wall with penetration into peritoneal cavity
      - S31.64 Puncture wound with foreign body of abdominal wall with penetration into peritoneal cavity
        
        S31.644 Puncture wound with foreign body of abdominal wall, left lower quadrant with penetration into peritoneal cavity
        
        S31.644A initial encounter
        
        S31.644D subsequent encounter
        
        S31.644S 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 (S24.0, S24.1-, S34.0-, S34.1-)
- S24.0 Concussion and edema of thoracic spinal cord
- S24.1 Other and unspecified injuries of thoracic spinal cord
- S34.0 Concussion and edema of lumbar and sacral spinal cord
- S34.1 Other and unspecified injury of lumbar and sacral spinal cord
wound infection

Use Additional

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

Includes

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

Excludes 1

traumatic amputation of part of abdomen, lower back and pelvis (S38.2-, S38.3)
- S38.2 Traumatic amputation of external genital organs
- S38.3 Transection (partial) of abdomen

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

Excludes 2

open wound of hip (S71.00-S71.02)
open fracture of pelvis (S32.1--S32.9 with 7th character B)

T20-T32 Burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
effects of foreign body in anus and rectum (T18.5)
- T18.5 Foreign body in anus and rectum
effects of foreign body in genitourinary tract (T19.-)
- T19 Foreign body in genitourinary tract
effects of foreign body in stomach, small intestine and colon (T18.2-T18.4)
T33-T34 Frostbite (T33-T34)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
- T63.4 Toxic effect of venom of other arthropods