Laceration with foreign body of oral cavity

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

S01.522A Laceration with foreign body of oral cavity, initial encounter
S01.522D Laceration with foreign body of oral cavity, subsequent encounter
S01.522S Laceration with foreign body of oral cavity, sequela

This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 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.

FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Laceration with foreign body of oral cavity

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 S01 Open wound of head

Seventh character required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S01

Excludes1 - never coded here

open skull fracture (S02.- with 7th character B)

Excludes2 - not included here

injury of eye and orbit (S05.-)
traumatic amputation of part of head (S08.-)

Code also

any associated:
injury of cranial nerve (S04.-)
injury of muscle and tendon of head (S09.1-)
intracranial injury (S06.-)
wound infection

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

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Laceration > gum
Wound, open > gum
Laceration > mouth
Laceration > uvula
Laceration > palate
Laceration > tongue
Wound, open > mouth
Wound, open > uvula
Wound, open > palate
Wound, open > tongue
Laceration > alveolar
Wound, open > alveolar
Laceration > head > cheek
Laceration > salivary gland
Wound, open > salivary gland
Laceration > cheek > internal
Wound, open > cheek > internal
Laceration > head > oral cavity
Wound, open > head > laceration
Wound, open > cheek > laceration
Wound, open > head > oral cavity
Laceration > temporomandibular area
Wound, open > oral cavity > laceration
Laceration > head > temporomandibular area
Laceration > oral cavity > with foreign body

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
S01.521	Laceration with foreign body of lip	Not billable