S31.63A
Billable codePuncture wound of abdominal wall without foreign body, unspecified flank with penetration into peritoneal cavity
The ICD-10 code for puncture wound of abdominal wall without foreign body, unspecified flank with penetration into peritoneal cavity is S31.63A.
Clinical notes
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- Puncture wound of abdominal wall without foreign body, flank NOS, with penetration into peritoneal cavity
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •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.
- •Laterality-specific codes exist for this condition — confirm the affected side is documented.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- S31.630Puncture wound without foreign body of abdominal wall, right upper quadrant with penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.631Puncture wound without foreign body of abdominal wall, left upper quadrant with penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.632Puncture wound without foreign body of abdominal wall, epigastric region with penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.633Puncture wound without foreign body of abdominal wall, right lower quadrant with penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.634Puncture wound without foreign body of abdominal wall, left lower quadrant with penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.635Puncture wound without foreign body of abdominal wall, periumbilic region with penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.636Puncture wound of abdominal wall without foreign body, right flank with penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.637Puncture wound of abdominal wall without foreign body, left flank with penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.639Puncture wound without foreign body of abdominal wall, unspecified quadrant with penetration into peritoneal cavity
- S31.63APuncture wound of abdominal wall without foreign body, unspecified flank with penetration into peritoneal cavity