S31.81
Header — not billableOpen wound of right buttock
The ICD-10 code for open wound of right buttock is S31.81.
S31.81 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 S31.81
- S31.811Laceration without foreign body of right buttock
- S31.812Laceration with foreign body of right buttock
- S31.813Puncture wound without foreign body of right buttock
- S31.814Puncture wound with foreign body of right buttock
- S31.815Open bite of right buttock
- S31.819Unspecified open wound of right buttock
Related codes in this category
- S31.80Open wound of unspecified buttocknon-billable header
- S31.82Open wound of left buttocknon-billable header
- S31.83Open wound of anusnon-billable header
- S31.81Open wound of right buttocknon-billable header