S80.259 ICD 10 Code is a non-billable and non-specific code and should not be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. There are other codes below it with greater level of diagnosis detail. The 2023 edition of the American ICD-10-CM code became effective on October 1, 2022.
Codes
- S80.259A Superficial foreign body, unspecified knee, initial encounter
- S80.259D Superficial foreign body, unspecified knee, subsequent encounter
- S80.259S Superficial foreign body, unspecified knee, sequela
Possible back-references that may be applicable or related to S80.259 ICD10 Code:
- S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
- S80-S89 Injuries to the knee and lower leg
- S80 Superficial injury of knee and lower leg
- S80.0 Contusion of knee
- S80.00 Contusion of unspecified knee
- S80.01 Contusion of right knee
- S80.02 Contusion of left knee
- S80.1 Contusion of lower leg
- S80.10 Contusion of unspecified lower leg
- S80.11 Contusion of right lower leg
- S80.12 Contusion of left lower leg
- S80.2 Other superficial injuries of knee
- S80.21 Abrasion of knee
- S80.22 Blister (nonthermal) of knee
- S80.24 External constriction of knee
- S80.25 Superficial foreign body of knee
- S80.26 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of knee
- S80.27 Other superficial bite of knee
- S80.8 Other superficial injuries of lower leg
- S80.81 Abrasion of lower leg
- S80.82 Blister (nonthermal) of lower leg
- S80.84 External constriction of lower leg
- S80.85 Superficial foreign body of lower leg
- S80.86 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of lower leg
- S80.87 Other superficial bite of lower leg
- S80.9 Unspecified superficial injury of knee and lower leg
- S80.91 Unspecified superficial injury of knee
- S80.92 Unspecified superficial injury of lower leg
Present On Admission (POA Exempt)
S80.259 ICD 10 code is considered exempt from POA reporting
Clinical information about S80.259 ICD 10 code
If you've ever gotten a splinter or had sand in your eye, you've had experience with a foreign body. A foreign body is something that is stuck inside you but isn't supposed to be there. You may inhale or swallow a foreign body, or you may get one from an injury to almost any part of your body. Foreign bodies are more common in small children, who sometimes stick things in their mouths, ears, and noses.
Some foreign bodies, like a small splinter, do not cause serious harm. Inhaled or swallowed foreign bodies may cause choking or bowel obstruction and may require medical care.
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