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FY2027

S99.81 — Other specified injuries of ankle

Not billable

Is S99.81 billable?

No — S99.81 is a non-billable header code. S99.81 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 9 billable codes beneath S99.81.

S99.81 at a glance

CodeS99.81
DescriptionOther specified injuries of ankle
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is S99.81 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to S99.81. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Injury › ankle › specified type NEC

Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19

Report an additional code alongside S99.81 to fully describe the condition. S99.81 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 S99.81, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S99.81 and the excluded code may both be reported.

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

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S90-S99

The conditions below are not part of S99.81, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S99.81 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • fracture of ankle and malleolus (S82.-)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

What codes fall under S99.81? (3)

How long has S99.81 existed?

S99.81 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 S99.8 family? (1)