2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S99.829
Other specified injuries of unspecified foot
- ICD-10-CM Code:
- S99.829
- ICD-10 Code for:
- Other specified injuries of unspecified foot
- Is Billable?
- Not Valid for Submission
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S99.829 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of other specified injuries of unspecified foot. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.
Unspecified diagnosis codes like S99.829 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.
Specific Coding Applicable to Other specified injuries of unspecified foot
Non-specific codes like S99.829 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for other specified injuries of unspecified foot:
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Degloving injury foot, dorsum
- Degloving injury foot, plantar
- Degloving injury heel
- Degloving injury of foot
- Degloving injury toe
- Degloving injury, multiple toes
- Foreign body in heel
- Foreign body in heel
- Foreign body in heel
- Foreign body of foot
- Glass in foot
- Glass in great toe
- Glass in toe
- Metal foreign body in dorsum of foot
- Metal foreign body in foot
- Metal foreign body in great toe
- Metal foreign body in heel
- Metal foreign body in sole of foot
- Metal foreign body in toe
- Open wound foot, plantar
- Wood splinter in dorsum of foot
- Wood splinter in foot
- Wood splinter in foot
- Wood splinter in foot
- Wood splinter in foot
- Wood splinter in foot
- Wood splinter in great toe
- Wood splinter in heel
- Wood splinter in sole of foot
- Wood splinter in toe
Coding Guidelines
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from block Other and unspecified injuries of ankle and foot (S99). Use the following options for the aplicable episode of care:
- A - initial encounter
- D - subsequent encounter
- S - sequela
Patient Education
Foot Injuries and Disorders
Each of your feet has 26 bones, 33 joints, and more than 100 tendons, muscles, and ligaments. No wonder a lot of things can go wrong. Here are a few common problems:
- Bunions - hard, painful bumps on the big toe joint
- Corns and calluses - thickened skin from friction or pressure
- Plantar warts - warts on the soles of your feet
- Fallen arches - also called flat feet
Ill-fitting shoes often cause these problems. Aging and being overweight also increase your chances of having foot problems.
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Code History
- FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
- FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
- FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.