S91.236
Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified lesser toe(s) with damage to nail
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
This is the unspecified option. 6 more
specific codes sit alongside it. Worth
checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
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.-
Alongside this code 6 same parent — S91.23
S91.231 Pnctr w/o foreign body of right great toe w damage to nail category S91.232 Pnctr w/o foreign body of left great toe w damage to nail category S91.233 Pnctr w/o foreign body of unsp great toe w damage to nail category S91.234 Pnctr w/o fb of right lesser toe(s) w damage to nail category S91.235 Pnctr w/o fb of left lesser toe(s) w damage to nail category S91.239 Pnctr w/o foreign body of unsp toe(s) w damage to nail category
Subordinate codes 3
Additional references
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