NC91

The ICD-11 code for open wound of knee or lower leg is NC91. The full clinical description is "Open wound of knee or lower leg".

ICD-11 code NC91 represents “Open wound of knee or lower leg”. It is classified under Chapter 22: Injury, Poisoning or Certain Other Consequences of External Causes.

NC91 is in Chapter 22: Injury, Poisoning or Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (codes NA00-NF2Z).

There is no direct ICD-10 mapping available for NC91 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-10. Use the ICD-11 to ICD-10 converter to search for related codes.

ICD-11 is the latest revision of the WHO's International Classification of Diseases, succeeding ICD-10. Key differences include: a fully digital-first design, new chapters for sleep-wake disorders, sexual health, and traditional medicine, improved coding for rare diseases, and better integration with electronic health records through extension codes.

NC91 has 8 child codes, including: NC91.0 (Laceration without foreign body of lower leg), NC91.1 (Laceration with foreign body of lower leg), NC91.2 (Puncture wound without foreign body of lower leg), NC91.3 (Puncture wound with foreign body of lower leg), and 4 more.