ICD-10-CM 2027
ICD-10 code for suture
Choose a code from the options below based on the documentation.
From the official ICD-10-CM alphabetic index entry “Suture”. Page updated September 29, 2026.
About coding suture
The official ICD-10-CM index doesn't give a single default code for suture; the code depends on the details below.
More specific suture codes (official index)
- burst (in operation wound) T81.31 — Disruption of external operation (surgical) wound, not elsewhere classified
- external operation wound T81.31 — Disruption of external operation (surgical) wound, not elsewhere classified
- internal operation wound T81.329 — Deep disruption or dehiscence of operation wound, unspecified
- inadvertently left in operation wound
- removal Z48.02 — Encounter for removal of sutures