S91.21
Laceration without foreign body of toe with damage to nail
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 8 never code together
7th character 3
A initial encounter
D subsequent encounter
S sequela
Instructional notes 4
S91code
Code also
- any associated wound infection
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.-
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Alongside this code 5 same parent — S91.2
S91.20 Unspecified open wound of toe with damage to nail category S91.22 Laceration with foreign body of toe with damage to nail category S91.23 Puncture wound w/o foreign body of toe with damage to nail category S91.24 Puncture wound with foreign body of toe with damage to nail category S91.25 Open bite of toe with damage to nail category
Subordinate codes 7
S91.211 Laceration w/o fb of right great toe w damage to nail S91.212 Laceration w/o fb of left great toe w damage to nail S91.213 Laceration w/o fb of unsp great toe w damage to nail S91.214 Laceration w/o fb of right lesser toe(s) w damage to nail S91.215 Laceration w/o fb of left lesser toe(s) w damage to nail S91.216 Laceration w/o fb of unsp lesser toe(s) w damage to nail S91.219 Laceration w/o foreign body of unsp toe(s) w damage to nail
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