What are Laceration ICD-10-CM Codes?
Laceration ICD-10-CM codes cover a wide range of injury types affecting the skin, subcutaneous tissue, and underlying structures. These codes specify the anatomical location, presence or absence of a foreign body, and the encounter type.
Accurate selection of the appropriate ICD-10 code is essential for clinical documentation, treatment planning, and reimbursement.
Lacerations may involve the scalp, face, lip, ear, nose, eyelid, neck, hand, breast, lower leg, intraocular tissue, cervical esophagus, or other body regions. ICD-10 codes also differentiate between lacerations with foreign body and lacerations without foreign body.
Below are examples of commonly used, billable laceration diagnosis codes:
- S01.01XA – Laceration without foreign body of scalp, initial encounter
- S01.121A – Laceration with foreign body of right eyelid and periocular area, initial encounter
- S01.21XA – Laceration without foreign body of nose, initial encounter
- S01.322A – Laceration with foreign body of left ear, initial encounter
- S61.421A – Laceration with foreign body of right hand, initial encounter
- S01.511A – Laceration without foreign body of lip, initial encounter
- S61.215A: Laceration without foreign body of left ring finger without damage to nail, initial encounter
- S81.811A – Laceration without foreign body, right lower leg, initial encounter
- S51.829A: Laceration with foreign body of unspecified forearm, initial encounter