S30.871 — Other superficial bite of abdominal wall
Is S30.871 billable?
No — S30.871 is a non-billable header code. S30.871 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 3 billable codes beneath S30.871.
S30.871 at a glance
| Code | S30.871 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other superficial bite of abdominal wall |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is S30.871 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to S30.871. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Bite › abdomen, abdominal › wall › superficial NEC (s) (animal) (human)
- Injury › superficial NEC › abdomen, abdominal › bite
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from S30.87
The conditions below can never be reported together with S30.871 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19
Report an additional code alongside S30.871 to fully describe the condition. S30.871 is sequenced first.
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 19
The conditions below are not part of S30.871, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S30.871 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S30-S39
The conditions below are not part of S30.871, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S30.871 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S30
The conditions below are not part of S30.871, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S30.871 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- superficial injury of hip (S70.-)
What codes fall under S30.871? (3)
How long has S30.871 existed?
S30.871 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
What other codes are in the S30.87 family? (8)
- S30.870Other superficial bite of lower back and pelvisnot billable
- S30.872Other superficial bite of penisnot billable
- S30.873Other superficial bite of scrotum and testesnot billable
- S30.874Other superficial bite of vagina and vulvanot billable
- S30.875Other superficial bite of unspecified external genital organs, malenot billable
- S30.876Other superficial bite of unspecified external genital organs, femalenot billable
- S30.877Other superficial bite of anusnot billable
- S30.87AOther superficial bite of flanknot billable