891.0 OPEN WND KNEE/LEG/ANKLE

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Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 891.0

Short Description: Open wnd knee/leg/ankle

Long Description: Open wound of knee, leg [except thigh], and ankle, without mention of complication

Code Classification:

Injury and poisoning (800–999)
- Open wound of lower limb (890-897)
  - 891 Open wound of knee, leg [except thigh], and ankle
    - 891.0 Open wnd knee/leg/ankle

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 891.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

Wound, open (by cutting or piercing instrument) (by firearms) (cut) (dissection) (incised) (laceration) (penetration) (perforating) (puncture) (with initial hemorrhage, not internal) 879.8
- ankle 891.0
  - with tendon involvement 891.2
  - complicated 891.1
- calf 891.0
  - with tendon involvement 891.2
  - complicated 891.1
- knee 891.0
  - with tendon involvement 891.2
  - complicated 891.1
- leg (multiple) 891.0
  - with tendon involvement 891.2
  - complicated 891.1
  - lower 891.0
    - with tendon involvement 891.2
    - complicated 891.1
  - thigh 890.0
    - with tendon involvement 890.2
    - complicated 890.1
  - upper 890.0
    - with tendon involvement 890.2
    - complicated 890.1
- popliteal space 891.0
  - with tendon involvement 891.2
  - complicated 891.1
- shin 891.0
  - with tendon involvement 891.2
  - complicated 891.1

Crosswalk Information

The code 891.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

ICD-9 Code	ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
891.0	S81.009A	Unspecified open wound, unspecified knee, initial encounter
	S81.809A	Unspecified open wound, unspecified lower leg, init encntr
	S91.009A	Unspecified open wound, unspecified ankle, initial encounter

This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code	ICD-9 Description
891.1	Open wound of knee, leg [except thigh], and ankle, complicated
891.2	Open wound of knee, leg [except thigh], and ankle, with tendon involvement

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

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