ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code (2025)
Official Description for S00
Superficial injury of head
Coding Notes & Guidelines for S00
- diffuse cerebral contusion (S06.2-)
- focal cerebral contusion (S06.3-)
- injury of eye and orbit (S05.-)
- open wound of head (S01.-)
open bite of scalp (S01.05)
open bite of eyelid and periocular area (S01.15)
open bite of nose (S01.25)
open bite of ear (S01.35)
open bite of lip (S01.551)
open bite of oral cavity (S01.552)
open bite of other part of head (S01.85)
open bite of head (S01.95)
contusion of eyeball and orbital tissues (S05.1-)
superficial injury of conjunctiva and cornea (S05.0-)
retained foreign body in eyelid (H02.81-)
- Bruise of scalp
- Hematoma of scalp
Splinter in the scalp
Black eye
Splinter of eyelid and periocular area
- Bruise of nose
- Hematoma of nose
Splinter in the nose
- Bruise of ear
- Hematoma of ear
Splinter in the ear
- Bruise of lip
- Hematoma of lip
- Bruise of oral cavity
- Hematoma of oral cavity
Splinter of lip and oral cavity
Splinter of lip and oral cavity
Superficial injuries of face [any part]
- Bruise of other part of head
- Hematoma of other part of head
Splinter in other part of head
- Bruise of head
- Hematoma of head
Splinter of head
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S00
- A: initial encounter
- D: subsequent encounter
- S: sequela
Child Codes (More Specific Codes for S00):
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.