Wound Infection ICD-10-CM Codes

You may use a wound infection ICD code if you’ve confirmed that the patient has a wound confirmed to be infected. Please select the appropriate code based on the wound and cause.

Most of them are billable.

Common treatments for wound infection are usually wound care and topical or oral antibiotics. For severe cases, treatments may include surgery and antibiotics via IV drip.  It may even involve infusion, transfusion, and therapeutic injections.