ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S30-S39 › S31 Open wound of abdomen, lower back,... › S31.5
Open wound of unspecified external genital organs
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 6 more specific codes instead:
- S31.50 Unspecified open wound of unspecified external genital organs (also a header)
- S31.51 Laceration without foreign body of unspecified external genital organs (also a header)
- S31.52 Laceration with foreign body of unspecified external genital organs (also a header)
- S31.53 Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified external genital organs (also a header)
- S31.54 Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified external genital organs (also a header)
- S31.55 Open bite of unspecified external genital organs (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 unspecified external genital organs
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.
Inherited from S31 Open wound of abdomen, lower back, pelvis and external genitals
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
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S31.0 | Open wound of lower back and pelvis | Not billable |
| S31.1 | Open wound of abdominal wall without penetration into peritoneal cavity | Not billable |
| S31.2 | Open wound of penis | Not billable |
| S31.3 | Open wound of scrotum and testes | Not billable |
| S31.4 | Open wound of vagina and vulva | Not billable |
| S31.6 | Open wound of abdominal wall with penetration into peritoneal cavity | Not billable |
| S31.8 | Open wound of other parts of abdomen, lower back and pelvis | Not billable |