Fred, a 33-year-old worker, encounters an accident while working at a construction site, such that a sharp nail enters his lower leg. He has severe pain and bleeding from the leg. Based on his condition, he is impacted by a puncture wound with a foreign body in the lower leg. What is the correct ICD-10 code for his condition?
  1. S81.81
  2. S81.82
  3. S81.83
  4. S81.84
Explanation
Answer: D 

S81.84 is the correct code for this case because it codes for puncture wounds with a foreign body of the lower leg. Here, this is the diagnosis where the nail is the foreign body. 

Option A is not correct because S81.81 is used to code for laceration without foreign body of lower leg. Here, the nail is the foreign body and the wound is a puncture wound. 

Option B is not correct because S81.82 is used to code for laceration with a foreign body in the lower leg of the body. Here, the wound is a puncture wound. 

Option C is not correct because S81.83 is used to code for puncture wounds without a foreign body of the lower leg. 
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