S31.614A vs S31.614D
S31.614A (Laceration without foreign body of abdominal wall, left lower quadrant with penetration into peritoneal cavity, initial encounter) compared with S31.614D (Laceration without foreign body of abdominal wall, left lower quadrant with penetration into peritoneal cavity, subsequent encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S31.614A and S31.614D code the same injury at a different phase of treatment.
Can these codes be reported together?
Same injury, other encounter phase. S31.614A and S31.614D code the same injury at a different phase of treatment, set by the 7th character.
The 7th character records the type of care given at the encounter being coded (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.C.19.a), so one encounter takes one of these, not both.
Side by side
| S31.614ALaceration without foreign body of abdominal wall, left lower quadrant with penetration into peritoneal cavity, initial encounter | S31.614DLaceration without foreign body of abdominal wall, left lower quadrant with penetration into peritoneal cavity, subsequent encounter | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Billable |
| Classification | S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) | S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) |
| Definition | Laceration without foreign body of abdominal wall, left lower quadrant with penetration into peritoneal cavity, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S31.614A). | Laceration without foreign body of abdominal wall, left lower quadrant with penetration into peritoneal cavity, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S31.614D). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S31 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S31 |
| Includes | injuries to the abdominal wall injuries to the anus injuries to the buttock injuries to the external genitalia | injuries to the abdominal wall injuries to the anus injuries to the buttock injuries to the external genitalia |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources