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S03.01

Dislocation of jaw, right side

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, FY2017 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

  • S03.01XA Dislocation of jaw, right side, initial encounter
  • S03.01XD Dislocation of jaw, right side, subsequent encounter
  • S03.01XS Dislocation of jaw, right side, sequela

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

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2017 to now.

  1. FY2017 Added to the code set Dislocation of jaw, right side

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 S03 Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of head

Seventh character required

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S03

Excludes2 - not included here

  • Strain of muscle or tendon of head (S09.1)

Code also

  • any associated open wound

Includes

  • avulsion of joint (capsule) or ligament of head
  • laceration of cartilage, joint (capsule) or ligament of head
  • sprain of cartilage, joint (capsule) or ligament of head
  • traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament of head
  • traumatic rupture of joint or ligament of head
  • traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament of head
  • traumatic tear of joint or ligament of head

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.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
S03.00 Dislocation of jaw, unspecified side Not billable
S03.02 Dislocation of jaw, left side Not billable
S03.03 Dislocation of jaw, bilateral Not billable
S03.0XXA Dislocation of jaw, initial encounter Retired
S03.0XXD Dislocation of jaw, subsequent encounter Retired
S03.0XXS Dislocation of jaw, sequela Retired