ICD-10-CM S00: Superficial injury of head

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code (2025)

Official Description for S00

Superficial injury of head

Coding Notes & Guidelines for S00

Excludes1: Not Coded Here
  • diffuse cerebral contusion (S06.2-)
  • focal cerebral contusion (S06.3-)
  • injury of eye and orbit (S05.-)
  • open wound of head (S01.-)
Excludes1: Not Coded Here

open bite of scalp (S01.05)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

open bite of eyelid and periocular area (S01.15)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

open bite of nose (S01.25)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

open bite of ear (S01.35)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

open bite of lip (S01.551)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

open bite of oral cavity (S01.552)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

open bite of other part of head (S01.85)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

open bite of head (S01.95)

Excludes2: Not Included Here

contusion of eyeball and orbital tissues (S05.1-)

Excludes2: Not Included Here

superficial injury of conjunctiva and cornea (S05.0-)

Excludes2: Not Included Here

retained foreign body in eyelid (H02.81-)

Inclusion Terms
  • Bruise of scalp
  • Hematoma of scalp
Inclusion Terms

Splinter in the scalp

Inclusion Terms

Black eye

Inclusion Terms

Splinter of eyelid and periocular area

Inclusion Terms
  • Bruise of nose
  • Hematoma of nose
Inclusion Terms

Splinter in the nose

Inclusion Terms
  • Bruise of ear
  • Hematoma of ear
Inclusion Terms

Splinter in the ear

Inclusion Terms
  • Bruise of lip
  • Hematoma of lip
Inclusion Terms
  • Bruise of oral cavity
  • Hematoma of oral cavity
Inclusion Terms

Splinter of lip and oral cavity

Inclusion Terms

Splinter of lip and oral cavity

Inclusion Terms

Superficial injuries of face [any part]

Inclusion Terms
  • Bruise of other part of head
  • Hematoma of other part of head
Inclusion Terms

Splinter in other part of head

Inclusion Terms
  • Bruise of head
  • Hematoma of head
Inclusion Terms

Splinter of head

7th Character Guidance

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S00

7th Character Definitions
  • A: initial encounter
  • D: subsequent encounter
  • S: sequela

Child Codes (More Specific Codes for S00):

S00.0 - Superficial injury of scalp S00.00 - Unspecified superficial injury of scalp S00.01 - Abrasion of scalp S00.02 - Blister (nonthermal) of scalp S00.03 - Contusion of scalp S00.04 - External constriction of part of scalp S00.05 - Superficial foreign body of scalp S00.06 - Insect bite (nonvenomous) of scalp S00.07 - Other superficial bite of scalp S00.1 - Contusion of eyelid and periocular area S00.10 - Contusion of unspecified eyelid and periocular area S00.11 - Contusion of right eyelid and periocular area S00.12 - Contusion of left eyelid and periocular area S00.2 - Other and unspecified superficial injuries of eyelid and periocular area S00.20 - Unspecified superficial injury of eyelid and periocular area S00.201 - Unspecified superficial injury of right eyelid and periocular area S00.202 - Unspecified superficial injury of left eyelid and periocular area S00.209 - Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified eyelid and periocular area S00.21 - Abrasion of eyelid and periocular area S00.211 - Abrasion of right eyelid and periocular area S00.212 - Abrasion of left eyelid and periocular area S00.219 - Abrasion of unspecified eyelid and periocular area S00.22 - Blister (nonthermal) of eyelid and periocular area S00.221 - Blister (nonthermal) of right eyelid and periocular area S00.222 - Blister (nonthermal) of left eyelid and periocular area S00.229 - Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified eyelid and periocular area S00.24 - External constriction of eyelid and periocular area S00.241 - External constriction of right eyelid and periocular area S00.242 - External constriction of left eyelid and periocular area S00.249 - External constriction of unspecified eyelid and periocular area S00.25 - Superficial foreign body of eyelid and periocular area S00.251 - Superficial foreign body of right eyelid and periocular area S00.252 - Superficial foreign body of left eyelid and periocular area S00.259 - Superficial foreign body of unspecified eyelid and periocular area S00.26 - Insect bite (nonvenomous) of eyelid and periocular area S00.261 - Insect bite (nonvenomous) of right eyelid and periocular area S00.262 - Insect bite (nonvenomous) of left eyelid and periocular area S00.269 - Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified eyelid and periocular area S00.27 - Other superficial bite of eyelid and periocular area S00.271 - Other superficial bite of right eyelid and periocular area S00.272 - Other superficial bite of left eyelid and periocular area S00.279 - Other superficial bite of unspecified eyelid and periocular area S00.3 - Superficial injury of nose S00.30 - Unspecified superficial injury of nose S00.31 - Abrasion of nose S00.32 - Blister (nonthermal) of nose S00.33 - Contusion of nose S00.34 - External constriction of nose S00.35 - Superficial foreign body of nose S00.36 - Insect bite (nonvenomous) of nose S00.37 - Other superficial bite of nose S00.4 - Superficial injury of ear S00.40 - Unspecified superficial injury of ear S00.401 - Unspecified superficial injury of right ear S00.402 - Unspecified superficial injury of left ear S00.409 - Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified ear S00.41 - Abrasion of ear S00.411 - Abrasion of right ear S00.412 - Abrasion of left ear S00.419 - Abrasion of unspecified ear S00.42 - Blister (nonthermal) of ear S00.421 - Blister (nonthermal) of right ear S00.422 - Blister (nonthermal) of left ear S00.429 - Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified ear S00.43 - Contusion of ear S00.431 - Contusion of right ear S00.432 - Contusion of left ear S00.439 - Contusion of unspecified ear S00.44 - External constriction of ear S00.441 - External constriction of right ear S00.442 - External constriction of left ear S00.449 - External constriction of unspecified ear S00.45 - Superficial foreign body of ear S00.451 - Superficial foreign body of right ear S00.452 - Superficial foreign body of left ear S00.459 - Superficial foreign body of unspecified ear S00.46 - Insect bite (nonvenomous) of ear S00.461 - Insect bite (nonvenomous) of right ear S00.462 - Insect bite (nonvenomous) of left ear S00.469 - Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified ear S00.47 - Other superficial bite of ear S00.471 - Other superficial bite of right ear S00.472 - Other superficial bite of left ear S00.479 - Other superficial bite of unspecified ear S00.5 - Superficial injury of lip and oral cavity S00.50 - Unspecified superficial injury of lip and oral cavity S00.501 - Unspecified superficial injury of lip S00.502 - Unspecified superficial injury of oral cavity S00.51 - Abrasion of lip and oral cavity S00.511 - Abrasion of lip S00.512 - Abrasion of oral cavity S00.52 - Blister (nonthermal) of lip and oral cavity S00.521 - Blister (nonthermal) of lip S00.522 - Blister (nonthermal) of oral cavity S00.53 - Contusion of lip and oral cavity S00.531 - Contusion of lip S00.532 - Contusion of oral cavity S00.54 - External constriction of lip and oral cavity S00.541 - External constriction of lip S00.542 - External constriction of oral cavity S00.55 - Superficial foreign body of lip and oral cavity S00.551 - Superficial foreign body of lip S00.552 - Superficial foreign body of oral cavity S00.56 - Insect bite (nonvenomous) of lip and oral cavity S00.561 - Insect bite (nonvenomous) of lip S00.562 - Insect bite (nonvenomous) of oral cavity S00.57 - Other superficial bite of lip and oral cavity S00.571 - Other superficial bite of lip S00.572 - Other superficial bite of oral cavity S00.8 - Superficial injury of other parts of head S00.80 - Unspecified superficial injury of other part of head S00.81 - Abrasion of other part of head S00.82 - Blister (nonthermal) of other part of head S00.83 - Contusion of other part of head S00.84 - External constriction of other part of head S00.85 - Superficial foreign body of other part of head S00.86 - Insect bite (nonvenomous) of other part of head S00.87 - Other superficial bite of other part of head S00.9 - Superficial injury of unspecified part of head S00.90 - Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified part of head S00.91 - Abrasion of unspecified part of head S00.92 - Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified part of head S00.93 - Contusion of unspecified part of head S00.94 - External constriction of unspecified part of head S00.95 - Superficial foreign body of unspecified part of head S00.96 - Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified part of head S00.97 - Other superficial bite of unspecified part of head

About ICD-10-CM Code S00 (Superficial injury of head)

ICD-10-CM code S00 is a billable or specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM S00 became effective on October 1, 2024.

This page provides detailed information about S00 - Superficial injury of head. It includes common terminology, coding guidelines such as "Includes," "Excludes1," and "Excludes2" notes, and information on required 7th characters. Utilizing this information correctly is essential for accurate medical coding and claims submission for conditions like Superficial injury of head.