S01 — Open wound of head
Part of Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes , block Injuries to the head (S00-S09) .
Official Notes
Code Also
any associated:
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injury of cranial nerve ( S04 .-)
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injury of muscle and tendon of head ( S09.1- )
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intracranial injury ( S06 .-)
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wound infection
Excludes1
open skull fracture (S02.- with 7th character B)
Excludes2
injury of eye and orbit ( S05 .-)
Excludes2
traumatic amputation of part of head ( S08 .-)
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S01
7th Character
A - initial encounter
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter
7th Character
S - sequela
Child Codes
- S01.0 Open wound of scalp Has subcodes
- S01.1 Open wound of eyelid and periocular area Has subcodes
- S01.2 Open wound of nose Has subcodes
- S01.3 Open wound of ear Has subcodes
- S01.4 Open wound of cheek and temporomandibular area Has subcodes
- S01.5 Open wound of lip and oral cavity Has subcodes
- S01.8 Open wound of other parts of head Has subcodes
- S01.9 Open wound of unspecified part of head Has subcodes
Referenced By
Official notes on these codes cite S01.
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