Code
Hierarchy
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S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Long Title
S91.032D
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Puncture wound without foreign body, left ankle subsequent encounter
Notes
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Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
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The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Code Also
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any associated wound infection