ICD-11 classes
14 Diseases of the skin
NE81.20 — Superficial incisional site infection
ICD-11 NE81.20 — Superficial incisional site infection
A surgical site infection involving only skin and subcutaneous tissue of the incision.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
It excludes 2 items.
- Streptococcal cellulitis of skin (1B70.1)
- Staphylococcal cellulitis of skin (1B70.2)
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:
- Surgical site infection #5181
- Surgical site infection #7865
- Surgical site infection #10150
- Surgical site infection #10767
- Surgical site infection #11732
- Surgical site infection #12860
- Surgical site infection #14840
- Skin disorders provoked by external factors #17098
- Surgical site infection #18130
- Surgical site infection #20046
- Superficial injury of unspecified body region #27253
- Surgical site infection #27420