S31.60
Header — not billableUnspecified open wound of abdominal wall with penetration into peritoneal cavity
The ICD-10 code for unspecified open wound of abdominal wall with penetration into peritoneal cavity is S31.60.
S31.60 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.
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.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under S31.60
- S31.600Unspecified open wound of abdominal wall, right upper quadrant with penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.601Unspecified open wound of abdominal wall, left upper quadrant with penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.602Unspecified open wound of abdominal wall, epigastric region with penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.603Unspecified open wound of abdominal wall, right lower quadrant with penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.604Unspecified open wound of abdominal wall, left lower quadrant with penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.605Unspecified open wound of abdominal wall, periumbilic region with penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.606Unspecified open wound of abdominal wall, right flank with penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.607Unspecified open wound of abdominal wall, left flank with penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.609Unspecified open wound of abdominal wall, unspecified quadrant with penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.60AUnspecified open wound of abdominal wall, unspecified flank with penetration into peritoneal cavity
Related codes in this category
- S31.61Laceration without foreign body of abdominal wall with penetration into peritoneal cavitynon-billable header
- S31.62Laceration with foreign body of abdominal wall with penetration into peritoneal cavitynon-billable header
- S31.63Puncture wound without foreign body of abdominal wall with penetration into peritoneal cavitynon-billable header
- S31.64Puncture wound with foreign body of abdominal wall with penetration into peritoneal cavitynon-billable header
- S31.65Open bite of abdominal wall with penetration into peritoneal cavitynon-billable header
- S31.60Unspecified open wound of abdominal wall with penetration into peritoneal cavitynon-billable header