S31.12
Header — not billableLaceration with foreign body of abdominal wall without penetration into peritoneal cavity
The ICD-10 code for laceration with foreign body of abdominal wall without penetration into peritoneal cavity is S31.12.
S31.12 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.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under S31.12
- S31.120Laceration of abdominal wall with foreign body, right upper quadrant without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.121Laceration of abdominal wall with foreign body, left upper quadrant without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.122Laceration of abdominal wall with foreign body, epigastric region without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.123Laceration of abdominal wall with foreign body, right lower quadrant without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.124Laceration of abdominal wall with foreign body, left lower quadrant without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.125Laceration of abdominal wall with foreign body, periumbilic region without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.126Laceration with foreign body of abdominal wall, right flank without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.127Laceration with foreign body of abdominal wall, left flank without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.129Laceration of abdominal wall with foreign body, unspecified quadrant without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.12ALaceration with foreign body of abdominal wall unspecified flank without penetration into peritoneal cavity
Related codes in this category
- S31.10Unspecified open wound of abdominal wall without penetration into peritoneal cavitynon-billable header
- S31.11Laceration without 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
- S31.12Laceration with foreign body of abdominal wall without penetration into peritoneal cavitynon-billable header