S31.4
Header — not billableOpen wound of vagina and vulva
The ICD-10 code for open wound of vagina and vulva is S31.4.
S31.4 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
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.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under S31.4
- S31.40Unspecified open wound of vagina and vulva
- S31.41Laceration without foreign body of vagina and vulva
- S31.42Laceration with foreign body of vagina and vulva
- S31.43Puncture wound without foreign body of vagina and vulva
- S31.44Puncture wound with foreign body of vagina and vulva
- S31.45Open bite of vagina and vulva
Related codes in this category
- S31.0Open wound of lower back and pelvisnon-billable header
- S31.1Open wound of abdominal wall without penetration into peritoneal cavitynon-billable header
- S31.2Open wound of penisnon-billable header
- S31.3Open wound of scrotum and testesnon-billable header
- S31.5Open wound of unspecified external genital organsnon-billable header
- S31.6Open wound of abdominal wall with penetration into peritoneal cavitynon-billable header
- S31.8Open wound of other parts of abdomen, lower back and pelvisnon-billable header
- S31.4Open wound of vagina and vulvanon-billable header