S00-S09: Injuries to the head
ICD-10-CM 2027 block S00-S09 in chapter 19 (Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes) has 10 categories.
- S00 – Superficial injury of head 288 billable codes
- S01 – Open wound of head 270 billable codes
- S02 – Fracture of skull and facial bones 456 billable codes
- S03 – Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of head 36 billable codes
- S04 – Injury of cranial nerve 114 billable codes
- S05 – Injury of eye and orbit 90 billable codes
- S06 – Intracranial injury 569 billable codes
- S07 – Crushing injury of head 12 billable codes
- S08 – Avulsion and traumatic amputation of part of head 30 billable codes
- S09 – Other and unspecified injuries of head 69 billable codes
Block notes
Includes:
- injuries of ear
- injuries of eye
- injuries of face [any part]
- injuries of gum
- injuries of jaw
- injuries of oral cavity
- injuries of palate
- injuries of periocular area
- injuries of scalp
- injuries of temporomandibular joint area
- injuries of tongue
- injuries of tooth
Excludes2 (not included here):
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- effects of foreign body in ear (T16)
- effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)
- effects of foreign body in mouth NOS (T18.0)
- effects of foreign body in nose (T17.0-T17.1)
- effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)
- effects of foreign body on external eye (T15.-)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
Code also:
- for any associated infection