S31.10
Header — not billableUnspecified open wound of abdominal wall without penetration into peritoneal cavity
The ICD-10 code for unspecified open wound of abdominal wall without penetration into peritoneal cavity is S31.10.
S31.10 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 10 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under S31.10
- S31.100Unspecified open wound of abdominal wall, right upper quadrant without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.101Unspecified open wound of abdominal wall, left upper quadrant without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.102Unspecified open wound of abdominal wall, epigastric region without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.103Unspecified open wound of abdominal wall, right lower quadrant without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.104Unspecified open wound of abdominal wall, left lower quadrant without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.105Unspecified open wound of abdominal wall, periumbilic region without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.106Unspecified open wound of abdominal wall, right flank without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.107Unspecified open wound of abdominal wall, left flank without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.109Unspecified open wound of abdominal wall, unspecified quadrant without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.10AUnspecified open wound of abdominal wall, unspecified flank without penetration into peritoneal cavity
Related codes in this category
- S31.11Laceration without foreign body of abdominal wall without penetration into peritoneal cavitynon-billable header
- S31.12Laceration with foreign body of abdominal wall without penetration into peritoneal cavitynon-billable header
- S31.13Puncture wound of abdominal wall without foreign body without penetration into peritoneal cavitynon-billable header
- S31.14Puncture wound of abdominal wall with foreign body without penetration into peritoneal cavitynon-billable header
- S31.15Open bite of abdominal wall without penetration into peritoneal cavitynon-billable header
- S31.10Unspecified open wound of abdominal wall without penetration into peritoneal cavitynon-billable header