S31.14A
Billable codePuncture wound of abdominal wall with foreign body, unspecified flank without penetration into peritoneal cavity
The ICD-10 code for puncture wound of abdominal wall with foreign body, unspecified flank without penetration into peritoneal cavity is S31.14A.
Clinical notes
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- Puncture wound of abdominal wall with foreign body of flank NOS without penetration into peritoneal cavity
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •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.
- •Laterality-specific codes exist for this condition — confirm the affected side is documented.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- 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