S87.81 Crushing injury of right lower leg

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Applies from S87 Crushing injury of lower leg

Excludes2 (not included here)

• crushing injury of ankle and foot (S97.-)

Use additional code

• code(s) for all associated injuries

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S87

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Code annotations containing back-references to S87.81

Back-references to S87

• Type 2 Excludes: M23 Internal derangement of knee ("current injury - see injury of knee and lower leg (S80-S89)")
• Type 2 Excludes: S77 Crushing injury of hip and thigh ("crushing injury of lower leg (S87.-)")

Nearby codes

• S87.8 Crushing injury of lower leg
• S87.80 Crushing injury of unspecified lower leg
• S87.80XA Crushing injury of unspecified lower leg, initial encounter
• S87.80XD Crushing injury of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter
• S87.80XS Crushing injury of unspecified lower leg, sequela
• S87.81 Crushing injury of right lower leg (this code)
• S87.81XA Crushing injury of right lower leg, initial encounter
• S87.81XD Crushing injury of right lower leg, subsequent encounter
• S87.81XS Crushing injury of right lower leg, sequela
• S87.82 Crushing injury of left lower leg
• S87.82XA Crushing injury of left lower leg, initial encounter