S90.57 Other superficial bite of ankle

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• open bite of ankle (S91.05-)

Applies from S90 Superficial injury of ankle, foot and toes

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S90

7th character required

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

Codes under S90.57

• S90.571 Other superficial bite of ankle, right ankle
• S90.572 Other superficial bite of ankle, left ankle
• S90.579 Other superficial bite of ankle, unspecified ankle

Code annotations containing back-references to S90.57

Back-references to S90.57

• Type 1 Excludes: S91.05 Open bite of ankle ("superficial bite of ankle (S90.56-, S90.57-)")

Back-references to S90

• Type 2 Excludes: S80 Superficial injury of knee and lower leg ("superficial injury of ankle and foot (S90.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for S90.57

• Bite (s) (animal) (human) › ankle › superficial NEC

Nearby codes

• S90.562S Insect bite (nonvenomous), left ankle, sequela
• S90.569 Insect bite (nonvenomous), unspecified ankle
• S90.569A Insect bite (nonvenomous), unspecified ankle, initial encounter
• S90.569D Insect bite (nonvenomous), unspecified ankle, subsequent encounter
• S90.569S Insect bite (nonvenomous), unspecified ankle, sequela
• S90.57 Other superficial bite of ankle (this code)
• S90.571 Other superficial bite of ankle, right ankle
• S90.571A Other superficial bite of ankle, right ankle, initial encounter
• S90.571D Other superficial bite of ankle, right ankle, subsequent encounter
• S90.571S Other superficial bite of ankle, right ankle, sequela
• S90.572 Other superficial bite of ankle, left ankle