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S01 Non-Billable Code

Open wound of head

Chapter Classification

Chapter 19 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Section Detail

S00-S09 Injuries to the head (S00-S09)

Coding Guidelines & Notes

codeAlso
  • any associated:
  • injury of cranial nerve (S04.-)
  • injury of muscle and tendon of head (S09.1-)
  • intracranial injury (S06.-)
  • wound infection
excludes1
  • open skull fracture (S02.- with 7th character B)
excludes2
  • injury of eye and orbit (S05.-)
  • traumatic amputation of part of head (S08.-)
sevenChrDef
  • {'char': 'A', 'text': 'initial encounter'}
  • {'char': 'D', 'text': 'subsequent encounter'}
  • {'char': 'S', 'text': 'sequela'}
sevenChrNote
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S01

More Specific Diagnosis Codes

This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.

  • S01.0 - Open wound of scalp
  • S01.1 - Open wound of eyelid and periocular area
  • S01.2 - Open wound of nose
  • S01.3 - Open wound of ear
  • S01.4 - Open wound of cheek and temporomandibular area
  • S01.5 - Open wound of lip and oral cavity
  • S01.8 - Open wound of other parts of head
  • S01.9 - Open wound of unspecified part of head

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