S31.15
Header — not billableOpen bite of abdominal wall without penetration into peritoneal cavity
The ICD-10 code for open bite of abdominal wall without penetration into peritoneal cavity is S31.15.
S31.15 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 10 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- superficial bite of abdominal wall (S30.871)
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Bite of abdominal wall NOS
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under S31.15
- S31.150Open bite of abdominal wall, right upper quadrant without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.151Open bite of abdominal wall, left upper quadrant without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.152Open bite of abdominal wall, epigastric region without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.153Open bite of abdominal wall, right lower quadrant without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.154Open bite of abdominal wall, left lower quadrant without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.155Open bite of abdominal wall, periumbilic region without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.156Open bite of abdominal wall, right flank without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.157Open bite of abdominal wall, left flank without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.159Open bite of abdominal wall, unspecified quadrant without penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.15AOpen bite of abdominal wall, unspecified flank without penetration into peritoneal cavity
Related codes in this category
- S31.10Unspecified open wound of abdominal wall without penetration into peritoneal cavitynon-billable header
- S31.11Laceration without foreign body of abdominal wall without penetration into peritoneal cavitynon-billable header
- S31.12Laceration with foreign body of abdominal wall without penetration into peritoneal cavitynon-billable header
- S31.13Puncture wound of abdominal wall without foreign body without penetration into peritoneal cavitynon-billable header
- S31.14Puncture wound of abdominal wall with foreign body without penetration into peritoneal cavitynon-billable header
- S31.15Open bite of abdominal wall without penetration into peritoneal cavitynon-billable header