S91.35
Header — not billableOpen bite of foot
The ICD-10 code for open bite of foot is S91.35.
S91.35 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 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).
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 S91.35
Related codes in this category
- S91.30Unspecified open wound of footnon-billable header
- S91.31Laceration without foreign body of footnon-billable header
- S91.32Laceration with foreign body of footnon-billable header
- S91.33Puncture wound without foreign body of footnon-billable header
- S91.34Puncture wound with foreign body of footnon-billable header
- S91.35Open bite of footnon-billable header