S00
Superficial injury of head
Non-billableCategory
7th Character Required
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S00
A - initial encounter
D - subsequent encounter
S - sequela
Coding Guidelines
Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)
These codes should never be used together with S00
- diffuse cerebral contusion (S06.2-)
- focal cerebral contusion (S06.3-)
- injury of eye and orbit (S05.-)
- open wound of head (S01.-)
Specific Codes (8)
S00.0Category
Superficial injury of scalp
S00.1Category
Contusion of eyelid and periocular area
S00.2Category
Other and unspecified superficial injuries of eyelid and periocular area
S00.3Category
Superficial injury of nose
S00.4Category
Superficial injury of ear
S00.5Category
Superficial injury of lip and oral cavity
S00.8Category
Superficial injury of other parts of head
S00.9Category
Superficial injury of unspecified part of head
