Open wound of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 8 more specific codes instead:

S31.0 Open wound of lower back and pelvis (also a header)
S31.1 Open wound of abdominal wall without penetration into peritoneal cavity (also a header)
S31.2 Open wound of penis (also a header)
S31.3 Open wound of scrotum and testes (also a header)
S31.4 Open wound of vagina and vulva (also a header)
S31.5 Open wound of unspecified external genital organs (also a header)
S31.6 Open wound of abdominal wall with penetration into peritoneal cavity (also a header)
S31.8 Open wound of other parts of abdomen, lower back and pelvis (also a header)

This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Open wound of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

This code

Seventh character required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S31

Excludes1 - never coded here

traumatic amputation of part of abdomen, lower back and pelvis (S38.2-, S38.3)

Excludes2 - not included here

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

Code also

any associated:
spinal cord injury (S24.0, S24.1-, S34.0-, S34.1-)
wound infection

Inherited from the S30-S39 section Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals (S30-S39)

Excludes2 - not included here

burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
effects of foreign body in anus and rectum (T18.5)
effects of foreign body in genitourinary tract (T19.-)
effects of foreign body in stomach, small intestine and colon (T18.2-T18.4)
frostbite (T33-T34)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

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