ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S00-S09 › S00 Superficial injury of head › S00.4
Superficial injury of ear
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 8 more specific codes instead:
- S00.40 Unspecified superficial injury of ear (also a header)
- S00.41 Abrasion of ear (also a header)
- S00.42 Blister (nonthermal) of ear (also a header)
- S00.43 Contusion of ear (also a header)
- S00.44 External constriction of ear (also a header)
- S00.45 Superficial foreign body of ear (also a header)
- S00.46 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of ear (also a header)
- S00.47 Other superficial bite of ear (also a header)
This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.
- FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Superficial injury of ear
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from S00 Superficial injury of head
Seventh character required
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S00
Excludes1 - never coded here
- diffuse cerebral contusion (S06.2-)
- focal cerebral contusion (S06.3-)
- injury of eye and orbit (S05.-)
- open wound of head (S01.-)
Inherited from the S00-S09 section Injuries to the head (S00-S09)
Excludes2 - not included here
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- effects of foreign body in ear (T16)
- effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)
- effects of foreign body in mouth NOS (T18.0)
- effects of foreign body in nose (T17.0-T17.1)
- effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)
- effects of foreign body on external eye (T15.-)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
Code also
- for any associated infection
Includes
- injuries of ear
- injuries of eye
- injuries of face [any part]
- injuries of gum
- injuries of jaw
- injuries of oral cavity
- injuries of palate
- injuries of periocular area
- injuries of scalp
- injuries of temporomandibular joint area
- injuries of tongue
- injuries of tooth
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S00.0 | Superficial injury of scalp | Not billable |
| S00.1 | Contusion of eyelid and periocular area | Not billable |
| S00.2 | Other and unspecified superficial injuries of eyelid and periocular area | Not billable |
| S00.3 | Superficial injury of nose | Not billable |
| S00.5 | Superficial injury of lip and oral cavity | Not billable |
| S00.8 | Superficial injury of other parts of head | Not billable |
| S00.9 | Superficial injury of unspecified part of head | Not billable |