S80
Header — not billableSuperficial injury of knee and lower leg
The ICD-10 code for superficial injury of knee and lower leg is S80.
S80 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 5 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
- superficial injury of ankle and foot (S90.-)
7th character definitions
These definitions specify what each valid 7th-character value means for codes in this category.
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7th character note
This category requires a 7th character to indicate additional clinical detail (e.g. encounter type: initial, subsequent, sequela). The code is incomplete without it.
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S80
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 category requires a 7th character. Documentation should clearly indicate the episode of care (initial encounter, subsequent encounter, or sequela).
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under S80
Related codes in this category
- S81Open wound of knee and lower legnon-billable header
- S82Fracture of lower leg, including anklenon-billable header
- S83Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of kneenon-billable header
- S84Injury of nerves at lower leg levelnon-billable header
- S85Injury of blood vessels at lower leg levelnon-billable header
- S86Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at lower leg levelnon-billable header
- S87Crushing injury of lower legnon-billable header
- S88Traumatic amputation of lower legnon-billable header
- S89Other and unspecified injuries of lower legnon-billable header
- S80Superficial injury of knee and lower legnon-billable header