Laceration without foreign body of oth part of neck, sequela

This code signifies a healed or residual effect from a past laceration to a specified area of the neck, excluding those involving a foreign body. It indicates that the patient is presenting for care related to a complication or late effect of the original injury, rather than the acute laceration itself.

Apply this code when a patient is seen for issues such as scar revision, chronic pain, or functional limitations directly attributable to a previously sustained laceration of the neck. Documentation should clearly state that the current encounter addresses a sequela of the original injury, and that the laceration did not involve a foreign body.

• Always assign an external cause code (V00-Y99) to describe the circumstances of the original injury, if known.
• Ensure the documentation specifies "other specified part of neck" and explicitly states "without foreign body" for accurate code assignment.
• Do not use for acute lacerations; refer to the acute injury codes (S11.81XA, S11.81XD) for initial or subsequent encounters for the active injury.