ICD-10-CM S09: Other and unspecified injuries of head

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code (2025)

Official Description for S09

Other and unspecified injuries of head

Coding Notes & Guidelines for S09

Excludes1: Not Coded Here
  • injury of cerebral blood vessels (S06.-)
  • injury of precerebral blood vessels (S15.-)
Excludes1: Not Coded Here

traumatic rupture of ear drum due to blast injury (S09.31-)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

injury to ear NOS (S09.91-)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here
  • brain injury NOS (S06.9-)
  • head injury NOS with loss of consciousness (S06.9-)
  • intracranial injury NOS (S06.9-)
Excludes2: Not Included Here

sprain to joints and ligament of head (S03.9)

Excludes2: Not Included Here

injury to external ear (S00.4-, S01.3-, S08.1-)

Inclusion Terms

Injury of muscle and tendon of head NOS

Inclusion Terms

Blast injury of ear NOS

Inclusion Terms

Secondary blast injury to ear

Inclusion Terms

Head injury NOS

Inclusion Terms

Injury of ear NOS

Inclusion Terms

Injury of nose NOS

Inclusion Terms

Injury of face NOS

Code Also

any associated open wound (S01.-)

7th Character Guidance

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S09

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

Child Codes (More Specific Codes for S09):

S09.0 - Injury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classified S09.1 - Injury of muscle and tendon of head S09.10 - Unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of head S09.11 - Strain of muscle and tendon of head S09.12 - Laceration of muscle and tendon of head S09.19 - Other specified injury of muscle and tendon of head S09.2 - Traumatic rupture of ear drum S09.20 - Traumatic rupture of unspecified ear drum S09.21 - Traumatic rupture of right ear drum S09.22 - Traumatic rupture of left ear drum S09.3 - Other specified and unspecified injury of middle and inner ear S09.30 - Unspecified injury of middle and inner ear S09.301 - Unspecified injury of right middle and inner ear S09.302 - Unspecified injury of left middle and inner ear S09.309 - Unspecified injury of unspecified middle and inner ear S09.31 - Primary blast injury of ear S09.311 - Primary blast injury of right ear S09.312 - Primary blast injury of left ear S09.313 - Primary blast injury of ear, bilateral S09.319 - Primary blast injury of unspecified ear S09.39 - Other specified injury of middle and inner ear S09.391 - Other specified injury of right middle and inner ear S09.392 - Other specified injury of left middle and inner ear S09.399 - Other specified injury of unspecified middle and inner ear S09.8 - Other specified injuries of head S09.9 - Unspecified injury of face and head S09.90 - Unspecified injury of head S09.91 - Unspecified injury of ear S09.92 - Unspecified injury of nose S09.93 - Unspecified injury of face

About ICD-10-CM Code S09 (Other and unspecified injuries of head)

ICD-10-CM code S09 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 S09 became effective on October 1, 2024.

This page provides detailed information about S09 - Other and unspecified injuries 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 Other and unspecified injuries of head.