2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S99.829SOther specified injuries of unspecified foot, sequela
S99.829S is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other specified injuries of unspecified foot, sequela. The 7th character S marks it as a sequela code, which reports a problem that remains after the original condition has resolved. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2026 (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026) and groups to MS-DRG 913 through 914. The code is exempt from POA reporting. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Injury, sequela.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Present on Admission (POA)Billing
S99.829S is exempt from POA reporting on inpatient claims to general acute care hospitals. Review other POA exempt codes.
Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this 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 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
- Splinter in foot
- Splinter in toe
- Wood splinter in dorsum of 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 GuidelinesGuidance
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 applicable episode of care:
- A - initial encounter
- D - subsequent encounter
- S - sequela
Source: ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY 2026, published by CMS and the National Center for Health Statistics.
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Patient EducationClinical
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:
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Convert S99.829S to ICD-9-CMHistory
The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.
Code HistoryHistory
Questions About S99.829SOverview
Is S99.829S (Other specified injuries of unspecified foot) a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report other specified injuries of unspecified foot, sequela on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.
What does the 7th character S in S99.829S mean?
The final character S makes this a sequela code: it reports a lingering problem that remains after the other specified injuries of unspecified foot itself has resolved, not the original event.
What MS-DRG does S99.829S group to?
When other specified injuries of unspecified foot, sequela is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 913, 914, with relative weights from 0.8855 to 1.6346 depending on complications. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.
Is S99.829S exempt from POA reporting?
Yes. CMS lists this code among those exempt from present on admission reporting, so hospitals do not assign a POA indicator for other specified injuries of unspecified foot, sequela on inpatient claims.
What is the ICD-9 equivalent of S99.829S?
Under the General Equivalence Mappings, other specified injuries of unspecified foot, sequela converts to ICD-9-CM 908.9 (late effect injury NOS). The mapping is approximate, so confirm the match fits the documentation.
Footnotes
[1] Not chronic - A diagnosis code that does not fit the criteria for chronic condition (duration, ongoing medical treatment, and limitations) is considered not chronic. Some codes designated as not chronic are acute conditions. Other diagnosis codes that indicate a possible chronic condition, but for which the duration of the illness is not specified in the code description (i.e., we do not know the condition has lasted 12 months or longer) also are considered not chronic.
