Diagnosis Code

S87 CRUSHING INJURY OF LOWER LEG


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: S87

Short Description: Crushing injury of lower leg

Long Description: Crushing injury of lower leg

The code S87 is NOT VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00–T88)
    • Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89)
      • Crushing injury of lower leg (S87)
        • S87 Crushing injury of lower leg

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code S87 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • 7th Characters:
    • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category @S87*
  • Type 2 Excludes Notes:
    • crushing injury of ankle and foot (@S97*.-)

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
S87.0 Crushing injury of knee
S87.00 Crushing injury of unspecified knee
S87.00XA Crushing injury of unspecified knee, initial encounter
S87.00XD Crushing injury of unspecified knee, subsequent encounter
S87.00XS Crushing injury of unspecified knee, sequela
S87.01 Crushing injury of right knee
S87.01XA Crushing injury of right knee, initial encounter
S87.01XD Crushing injury of right knee, subsequent encounter
S87.01XS Crushing injury of right knee, sequela
S87.02 Crushing injury of left knee
S87.02XA Crushing injury of left knee, initial encounter
S87.02XD Crushing injury of left knee, subsequent encounter
S87.02XS Crushing injury of left knee, sequela
S87.8 Crushing injury of lower leg
S87.80 Crushing injury of unspecified lower leg
S87.80XA Crushing injury of unspecified lower leg, initial encounter
S87.80XD Crushing injury of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter
S87.80XS Crushing injury of unspecified lower leg, sequela
S87.81 Crushing injury of right lower leg
S87.81XA Crushing injury of right lower leg, initial encounter
S87.81XD Crushing injury of right lower leg, subsequent encounter
S87.81XS Crushing injury of right lower leg, sequela
S87.82 Crushing injury of left lower leg
S87.82XA Crushing injury of left lower leg, initial encounter
S87.82XD Crushing injury of left lower leg, subsequent encounter
S87.82XS Crushing injury of left lower leg, sequela


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023