Injuries to the knee and lower leg - S80-S89
Excludes2: This note means that the conditions described by two codes are not usually associated with each other but can sometimes occur together.
Type 2 Excludes:
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- injuries of ankle and foot, except fracture of ankle and malleolus (S90-S99)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
These ranges represents Categories of Injuries to the knee and lower leg. The "S80-S89" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad section.
Codes:
- S80 - Superficial injury of knee and lower leg
- S81 - Open wound of knee and lower leg
- S82 - Fracture of lower leg, including ankle
- S83 - Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of knee
- S84 - Injury of nerves at lower leg level
- S85 - Injury of blood vessels at lower leg level
- S86 - Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at lower leg level
- S87 - Crushing injury of lower leg
- S88 - Traumatic amputation of lower leg
- S89 - Other and unspecified injuries of lower leg