1. ICD-10-CM Codes
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2. S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
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3. S00-S09 Injuries to the head
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4. S01- Open wound of head
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5. 2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S01

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S01

Open wound of head

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

• S01 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
• The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM S01 became effective on October 1, 2020.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S01 - other international versions of ICD-10 S01 may differ.

• 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
• 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
• 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
• 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
• 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
• 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change

• Code Also: S04
  , S06
  , S09.1
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S04

  Injury of cranial nerve

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

  Applicable To

  • The selection of side should be based on the side of the body being affected

  Code First

  • any associated intracranial injury (S06.-)

  Code Also

  • any associated:
  • open wound of head (S01.-)
  • skull fracture (S02.-)
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S06

  Intracranial injury

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

  Code Also

  • any associated:
  • open wound of head (S01.-)
  • skull fracture (S02.-)

  Includes

  • traumatic brain injury

  Note

  • 7th characters D and S do not apply to codes in category S06 with 6th character 7 - death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness, or 8 - death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousness.

  Type 1 Excludes

  • head injury NOS (S09.90)
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S09.1

  Injury of muscle and tendon of head

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

  Code Also

  • any associated open wound (S01.-)

  Type 2 Excludes

  • sprain to joints and ligament of head (S03.9)
• Type 1 Excludes: S00
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S00

  Superficial injury of head

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

  Type 1 Excludes

  • diffuse cerebral contusion (S06.2-)
  • focal cerebral contusion (S06.3-)
  • injury of eye and orbit (S05.-)
  • open wound of head (S01.-)

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.