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S31.62A

Laceration with foreign body of abdominal wall, unspecified flank with penetration into peritoneal cavity

Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30 FY2026–2027 only
This is the unspecified option. 9 more specific codes sit alongside it. Worth checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
Exclusions 11 never code together
S31code
Excludes1
  • traumatic amputation of part of abdomen, lower back and pelvis (S38.2-, S38.3)S38.2-S38.3
Excludes2
S30-S39block
Excludes2
  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)T20-T32
  • effects of foreign body in anus and rectum (T18.5)T18.5
  • effects of foreign body in genitourinary tract (T19.-)T19.-
  • effects of foreign body in stomach, small intestine and colon (T18.2-T18.4)T18.2-T18.4
  • frostbite (T33-T34)T33-T34
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)T63.4
S00-T88chapter
Excludes2

Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

7th character 3
A initial encounter this code
D subsequent encounter
S sequela
Instructional notes 13
S31code
Code also
S31.62Acode
Inclusion terms
  • Laceration with foreign body of abdominal wall, flank NOS, with penetration into peritoneal cavity
S30-S39block
Includes
  • injuries to the abdominal wall
  • injuries to the anus
  • injuries to the buttock
  • injuries to the external genitalia
  • injuries to the flank
  • injuries to the groin
S00-T88chapter
Notes
  • Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
  • The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Use additional code
  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)Z18.-
Index entries leading here 1
Alongside this code 9 same parent — S31.62
S31.620 Lac w fb of abd wall, right upper quadrant w penet perit cav category S31.621 Laceration w fb of abd wall, l upr q w penet perit cav category S31.622 Laceration w fb of abd wall, epigst rgn w penet perit cav category S31.623 Lac w fb of abd wall, right lower quadrant w penet perit cav category S31.624 Lac w fb of abd wall, left lower quadrant w penet perit cav category S31.625 Laceration w fb of abd wall, periumb rgn w penet perit cav category S31.626 Lac with fb of abd wall, right flank with penet perit cav category S31.627 Lac with fb of abd wall, left flank with penet perit cav category S31.629 Laceration w fb of abd wall, unsp quadrant w penet perit cav category
Subordinate codes 3
S31.62AA Lac with fb ofbd wall, unsp flank with penet perit cav, init S31.62AD Lac with fb ofbd wall, unsp flank with penet perit cav, subs S31.62AS Lac with fb ofbd wall, unsp flank with penet perit cav, sqla
Additional references
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Risk adjustment

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This code

Billable
no
Code set
FY2026
Parent
S31.62
Block
S30-S39
Siblings
9
Subordinate
3

Present FY2026–FY2027.