S31.14
Header — not billablePuncture wound of abdominal wall with foreign body without penetration into peritoneal cavity
The ICD-10 code for puncture wound of abdominal wall with foreign body without penetration into peritoneal cavity is S31.14.
S31.14 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 S31.14
- S31.140Puncture wound of abdominal wall with foreign body, right upper quadrant without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.141Puncture wound of abdominal wall with foreign body, left upper quadrant without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.142Puncture wound of abdominal wall with foreign body, epigastric region without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.143Puncture wound of abdominal wall with foreign body, right lower quadrant without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.144Puncture wound of abdominal wall with foreign body, left lower quadrant without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.145Puncture wound of abdominal wall with foreign body, periumbilic region without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.146Puncture wound of abdominal wall with foreign body, right flank without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.147Puncture wound of abdominal wall with foreign body, left flank without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.149Puncture wound of abdominal wall with foreign body, unspecified quadrant without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.14APuncture wound of abdominal wall with foreign body, 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
- S31.12Laceration 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
- S31.15Open bite of abdominal wall without penetration into peritoneal cavitynon-billable header
- S31.14Puncture wound of abdominal wall with foreign body without penetration into peritoneal cavitynon-billable header