Puncture wound with foreign body of right wrist, sequela

This code describes a long-term complication or late effect resulting from a puncture wound to the right wrist that involved a foreign body. This means the initial injury occurred in the past, and the patient is now experiencing residual symptoms or conditions directly attributable to that original wound and retained foreign material.

Use this code when documenting conditions such as chronic pain, infection, nerve damage, restricted range of motion, or other persistent issues in the right wrist that are a direct consequence of a previously sustained puncture wound with a foreign body. This code is appropriate for follow-up encounters addressing these lasting effects, not for the initial acute injury.

• Always sequence this code after the code(s) for the specific sequela being treated (e.g., chronic pain, nonunion).
• Ensure documentation clearly links the current condition to the historical puncture wound with a foreign body in the right wrist.
• Do not use this code for acute or initial treatment of the puncture wound; instead, use the appropriate acute injury code.