Puncture wound with foreign body of right breast, sequela

This code signifies a long-term complication or late effect stemming from a puncture wound to the right breast that involved a foreign body. It indicates that the initial injury has healed, but residual issues or conditions related to the foreign body's presence or removal are now manifesting.

Apply this code when documenting conditions such as chronic pain, scarring, infection, or nerve damage in the right breast, directly attributable to a past puncture wound that introduced a foreign object. This is appropriate when the acute phase of the injury has passed, and the current encounter addresses these lasting sequelae.

• Always use an external cause code (V00-Y99) to identify the cause of the original puncture wound.
• Do not use this code for acute or current puncture wounds; those require codes from the acute injury section.
• Ensure documentation clearly links the current condition to the previous puncture wound with a foreign body.