Sprain of jaw, bilateral

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:

S03.43XA Sprain of jaw, bilateral, initial encounter
S03.43XD Sprain of jaw, bilateral, subsequent encounter
S03.43XS Sprain of jaw, bilateral, 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.

FY2017 Added to the code set Sprain of jaw, bilateral

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.

Tenosynovitis
Injury > axilla
Sprain > scapula
Avulsion > ligament
Division > ligament
Detachment > ligament
Dislocation > partial
Disruption > ligament
Laceration > ligament
Tear, torn > ligament
Detachment > cartilage
Tear, torn > cartilage
Dislocation > incomplete
Hemarthrosis > traumatic
Injury > scapular region
Avulsion > joint > capsule
Injury > shoulder > sprain
Laceration > joint capsule
Laceration > capsule, joint
Tear, torn > capsule, joint
Disorder > tendon > synovitis
Rupture, ruptured > cartilage
Synovitis > traumatic, current
Disorder > joint > hemarthrosis
Disorder > synovium > synovitis
Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic > joint
Sprain > shoulder joint > blade
Dislocation > vertebra > partial
Subluxation > ligament, traumatic
Rupture, ruptured > traumatic > ligament
Rupture, ruptured > joint capsule, traumatic
Sprain > shoulder joint > coracoclavicular joint
Sprain > shoulder joint > coracohumeral ligament
Sprain > shoulder joint > acromioclavicular joint
Sprain > jaw
Sprain > mandible
Sprain > meniscus > jaw
Sprain > symphysis > jaw
Sprain > temporomandibular
Sprain > meniscus > mandible

Showing 40 of 41 index phrases.

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
S03.40	Sprain of jaw, unspecified side	Not billable
S03.41	Sprain of jaw, right side	Not billable
S03.42	Sprain of jaw, left side	Not billable
S03.4XXA	Sprain of jaw, initial encounter	Retired
S03.4XXD	Sprain of jaw, subsequent encounter	Retired
S03.4XXS	Sprain of jaw, sequela	Retired