S80 — Superficial injury of knee and lower leg

Not billable

Is S80 billable?

No — S80 is a non-billable header code. S80 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 60 billable codes beneath S80.

Billable codes under this header

S80 at a glance

Code	S80
Description	Superficial injury of knee and lower leg
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Excludes2 — not included here

The conditions below are not part of S80, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S80 and the excluded code may both be reported.

superficial injury of ankle and foot (S90.-)

Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19

Report an additional code alongside S80 to fully describe the condition. S80 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 S80, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S80 and the excluded code may both be reported.

birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S80-S89

The conditions below are not part of S80, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S80 and the excluded code may both be reported.

burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
frostbite (T33-T34)
injuries of ankle and foot, except fracture of ankle and malleolus (S90-S99)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

What codes fall under S80? (5)

How long has S80 existed?

S80 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.