S90.57
Header — not billableOther superficial bite of ankle
The ICD-10 code for other superficial bite of ankle is S90.57.
S90.57 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 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).
- open bite of ankle (S91.05-)
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.
Related codes in this category
- S90.51Abrasion of anklenon-billable header
- S90.52Blister (nonthermal) of anklenon-billable header
- S90.54External constriction of anklenon-billable header
- S90.55Superficial foreign body of anklenon-billable header
- S90.56Insect bite (nonvenomous) of anklenon-billable header
- S90.57Other superficial bite of anklenon-billable header