S31.6
Header — not billableOpen wound of abdominal wall with penetration into peritoneal cavity
The ICD-10 code for open wound of abdominal wall with penetration into peritoneal cavity is S31.6.
S31.6 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.
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 S31.6
- S31.60Unspecified open wound of abdominal wall with penetration into peritoneal cavitynon-billable header
- S31.61Laceration without foreign body of abdominal wall with penetration into peritoneal cavitynon-billable header
- S31.62Laceration with foreign body of abdominal wall with penetration into peritoneal cavitynon-billable header
- S31.63Puncture wound without foreign body of abdominal wall with penetration into peritoneal cavitynon-billable header
- S31.64Puncture wound with foreign body of abdominal wall with penetration into peritoneal cavitynon-billable header
- S31.65Open bite of abdominal wall with penetration into peritoneal cavitynon-billable header
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
- S31.4Open wound of vagina and vulvanon-billable header
- S31.5Open wound of unspecified external genital organsnon-billable header
- S31.8Open wound of other parts of abdomen, lower back and pelvisnon-billable header
- S31.6Open wound of abdominal wall with penetration into peritoneal cavitynon-billable header